The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Aug. 29 said that emergency rooms in some hospitals in the country are now operating more than 100 percent as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP / FILE PHOTO) "Hindi na kami masyadong...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has identified at least three causes of delay in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) processing of payments of hospital claims amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Philippine Health Insurance...
(Photo by Garrett Ellwood / NBAE / Getty Images / AFP) (AFP) -- The NBA said Saturday it will require Covid-19 vaccinations for all referees working games in the 2021-22 season. The league said in a statement that the requirement was agreed with the National Basketball Referees Association. It...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar expressed confidence that the Philippines will be able to reopen its economy by 2022 after suffering a blow due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File photo/PCOO/Facebook) Andanar made the statement...
With the policies prepared by the current government, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar is optimistic that the Duterte administration will be able to pass on the leadership confidently to its successors. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
(UNSPLASH) Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in Metro Manila have already breached the April levels as the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to increase in the region, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, Aug. 29. David said that more COVID-19...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Recently, there have been a spate of televised exposés and senate hearings regarding the misuse of Philhealth and COVID-19 funds. Media journalists add fuel to these exposés, through tidbits of information that steer us in certain directions...
The Philippine received on Saturday, Aug. 28, a total of 100 oxygen concentrators donated by the Australian government, as the country battles the spread of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson hands over 100 oxygen...
Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian of Bangued (Photo courtesy of CBCP-ECY) Jaucian disclosed the result of his swab test in a brief statement released by the diocese on Saturday, Aug. 28, said the Catholic Bishops’...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Eighty-nine percent of Filipinos wear face masks to avoid getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a survey conducted by independent research group OCTA showed. The Tugon ng Masa survey found that using face masks and regular cleaning of hands using...
Ang Pilipino ay ako NEW NORMAL EDUCATION Silid Aralan sa Embahada is an annual partnership between the Philippine Embassy and UNIFFIED Maryland Chapter in preserving Filipino culture and tradition and celebrating Buwan ng Wika (Language Month) After a week-long class program in mid-August, the...
The Ospital ng Sampaloc (OSSAM) will no longer accommodate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients after it reached full capacity on Saturday (Aug. 28). In an advisory, the hospital said it reached full capacity due to the current surge of COVID-19 cases. "The Ospital ng Sampaloc has committed...
