Former Health Secretary and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Wednesday, Sept. 15 reminded the government on the need to conduct aggressive testing and contact tracing as it starts to implement granular lockdowns under a new alert level system as part of its anti-COVID-19 measures. “No country in the...
The Philippines’ first simulation packaging testing laboratory (SPTL) will be at par with those of other countries, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Architect’s perspective of the Simulation Packaging Testing Laboratory. (Photo from DOST's website) In a statement, the DOST...
The Las Pi ñ as City government is offering home collection of specimens for COVID-19 test for senior citizens and persons with comorbidites, especially those who got exposed to infected household members. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government offers home collection of specimens for free...
The Departments of Health and Trade and Industry should put in place mechanisms that would make sure testing laboratories will comply with the reduced price cap for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or swab tests, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, Sept....
Senator Richard Gordon deserves to keep his post as chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) because he served his position with competence especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Under Gordon’s leadership, Gatchalian said the PRC was...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque believed there must be other reasons why the Executive Branch decided to cut the budget of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the country’s main coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center, for 2022. File photos Roque made the statement after it was...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Sept. 4, has reduced the prices of its reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for both swab and saliva testing. Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon said the new testing prices...
Starting Sept. 4, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will be offering cheaper prices for its reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test - both for swab and saliva testing. “Ibababa natin ang presyo ng ating RT-PCR tests para makatulong sa ating mga mamamayan (We will lower the...
National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 1, that the Philippines is not testing enough. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) During a public briefing, Dizon said peak single-day COVID-19 testing is at 80,000, with a daily average close to...
As part of its continuing efforts to help in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has breached the four million mark when it comes to testing and has so far vaccinated more than 150,000 individuals against the respiratory disease. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA...
Vice President Leni Robredo has renewed her call for the government to conduct more COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) testing after the number of infections due to the Delta variant rose to an all-time high of 22,366 new cases on Monday, Aug. 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Kahit...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday, August 25, pushed for "free mass testing" for COVID-19 using the billions of funds still not unutilized by agencies. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel signifying the start of the plenary session on November 24, 2020.(Henzberg...
