Some pregnant residents of Quezon City have been giving birth inside tricycles and other unsuitable environments due to swab test results being required by hospitals prior to their admission. Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed this Monday as she called on pregnant women in the city to take advantage of...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab, a mobile antigen testing program, has arrived in her hometown of Naga City to help its local government unit to curb rising coronavirus cases. Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab project arrives in Naga City. (VP Leni Robredo/Facebook) On her personal...
Domestic tourists will continue to enjoy affordable reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests as the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) are set to roll out the second phase of its subsidized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing program for the...
The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday. June 22, reiterated its recommendation to conduct swab testing five or seven days upon arrival for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
The government has pushed back to next week the implementation of the seven-day quarantine for returning travelers vaccinated in the country. Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers line up to receive Pfizer vaccines during the government's inoculation drive held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila on July...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has asked government stakeholders and the private sector to prepare for the “next normal,” specifically to give the vaccinated population “greater mobility” by allowing them to travel without quarantine restrictions and RT-PCR...
With tourist destinations reopening its doors to the public left and right, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated on Wednesday, June 16 its reminder to domestic tourists to be responsible travelers. BORACAY VISITORS – Two visitors wearing face masks enjoy a quiet time in the famous...
President Duterte has ordered the arrest of individuals who will present fake reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results as travel requirement, saying the country will not overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if this cheating persists. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO...
President Duterte has directed Cebu province to abide by the national government's testing and quarantine protocols for arriving passengers in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has issued the directive after the province reportedly insisted on enforcing...
DOT-TPB resumes 50 percent RT-PCR test subsidy for qualified domestic tourists Making traveling around the Philippines one step easier The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced last June 2, 2021 that it would resume subsidizing the 50 percent RT-PCR testing for qualified domestic tourists, through...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday filed a bill proposing free coronavirus (COVID-19) test for jobseekers to address the growing unemployment rate in the country due to the pandemic. Angara noted jobseekers are now having a hard time complying with the requirements issued by potential employers who...
