The long queue of individuals wanting to avail themselves of the free antigen test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Office of the Vice President's "Swab Cab" in Quezon City on Monday, Jan. 10, indicates the importance of free testing, Vice President Leni Robredo said. (Photo courtesy of...
Two years into the pandemic should have been enough for the Philippine government to prepare for mass testing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Jan. 9. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “Iyong sa akin...
The Philippine Economic Zona Authority (PEZA) will temporarily shift its transactions to online while conducting mass swab testing for all its personnel and disinfection of its offices amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily closed its central office in Quezon City to give way for the mass swab testing of all its personnel amid a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dahil sa tumataas na kaso ng...
The Quezon City (QC) government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the COVID-19 testing for symptomatic and close contacts slowed down due to an increased demand. “We observed a rapid increase in the number of people who want to get tested, mostly from those who experience symptoms such as...
Due to the fresh surge of new daily cases of COVID-19, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 5, brought back her office’s free mobile antigen testing program in two sites: Tandang Sora and Quezon City Memorial Circle. OVP’s Swab Cab resumes operations in Quezon City on Wednesday, Jan....
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Marikina City government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that it will now require the wearing of face shields for those who are going to the city’s vaccination centers. The Marikina Public Information (PIO) said the city is reviving the mandatory use of face shields in...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
The Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (ITDI) launched two new packaging testing laboratories seeing to promote packaging innovations in the country and support the needs of local and domestic industries and consumers. The Simulation Packaging...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he is confident that the country’s existing strategy against the COVID-19 is sufficient to fight a possible surge despite the entry of the Omicron variant, as confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH). Go, chair of the Senate Committee on...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman (PRC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator "Dick" Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the PRC Logistics Multipurpose Center (PLMC) molecular laboratory received a five-star rating from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Photo from the...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated Portugal to the red list category starting December 12, 2021, Malacañang announced Friday. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In his press briefing on December 10, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said all passengers who have been to Portugal within 14...
