Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday, April 23, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to finalize the detailed guidelines to be followed by those who are listed in the A4 category of the COVID-19 vaccine priority list. “We...
Medical frontliner (Photo from Pexels) As coronavirus infections escalate in the country, Insular Life (InLife) is strongly driving the push to offer free COVID-19 insurance to help essential workers cope with the disease. The free insurance cover is under a program called “Chain of Protection”...
A police captain stationed in Bulacan has become the 52nd death among Philippine National Police (PNP) members as far as the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is concerned. Police Gen. Debold Sinas, PNP chief, said the latest fatality among their ranks was a 50-year-old male officer assigned...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, April 23, said some of the projects under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) may be redundant as they are already being implemented by other government agencies. Senator Nancy Binay (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the...
Hyosung with Kwon Hyuk-soo (left) and STAYC (right) on her radio program 'Dreaming Radio' (Instagram) Korean comedian and entertainer Kwon Hyuk-soo, best known for appearing on “Saturday Night Live Korea,” has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). His agency, Humap Contents,...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, April 23, urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) not to delay its reimbursements to hospitals. Citing repeated pleas from hospital organizations awaiting due payments from the state health insurer, Poe said hospitals should not be made to wait...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, April 23, said the government’s predilection to downplay the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) problem is the reason why the Philippines’s is still facing a health crisis. Senator Nancy Binay (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the Philippines) Binay said the...
Losing a parent is never easy. The days following it is always a blur. Geneva Cruz lost her mother to COVID-19 recently, and the days prior to this unfortunate event was a harrowing experience for her. "The eight days she was in the hospital were agonizing with ups and downs almost every day. Our...
Lawmakers have prodded the Department of Health (DOH) to address the reported overpricing of drugs being prescribed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. At the House inquiry Thursday, April 22, on the DOH and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) policies for the registration,...
The Brits, UK's flagship music awards ceremony, will go on live next month with 4,000-strong crowd, no face masks, and no face shields. And yes! Guests and attendees won't have to practice social distancing measures during the music event. A statement published by Billboard.com said: "The...
VACCINE, VAX OUT A health worker conducts a mock Covid-19 vaccination during a simulation exercise in Manila (Reuters) Last year, the world was praying for a vaccine to put an end to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. With scientists around the world moving at unprecedented speeds, not one but...
Vicki Belo did her part to make sure fellow Pinoys are properly vaccinated against COVID-19. She made sure fans know about it, too. Taking to social media, the 65-year-old doctor to the stars, posted photos of her working as volunteer jabber in Makati. View this post on Instagram She wrote,...
