(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that some ultraviolet (UV) lamp products being sold online are not effective as a way to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that UV light devices should only be used in clinics,...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has asked PhilHealth to be "more aggressive" in finding solutions to their connectivity issues to address the pending applications for coronavirus-related claims. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA...
Arjo Atayde Award-winning actor Arjo Atayde was rushed to the hospital due to COVID-19. This was contained in an official statement released by Ellen Criste, head of production, Feelmaking Productions Inc. on Aug. 18. Criste also said that the Atayde family has reached out to Baguio City Mayor...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, August 18 thumbed down Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim the Department of Health (DOH) has been destroyed by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the alleged mishandling of the P67.3-billion COVID-19 funds. The Cagayan de Oro...
BACOOR, Cavite - The city government temporarily closed the Bacoor Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (BDRRMO) command center building after six of its personnel and crew tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Executive Order No. 34 signed by Mayor Lani M. Revilla stated...
Geng Martinez' 7-year-old nephew, Liam, was having his breakfast on August 5 inside their house in Quezon City when he complained of not being able to taste his favorite fried rice, egg, and tocino. Martinez thought Liam, who may not be aware of the symptoms of COVID-19, was only joking about...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation on the viral beach party video involving some Cebu politicians at the Camotes Island last month, stressing that politicians are no exempted from strict implementation of the...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, shed light on the apparent delay in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task Force (NTF)...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday called for intensified vaccination in the country to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its more transmissible variants, saying that vaccines have been proven to be highly effective in preventing severe to critical COVID-19 cases. Mayor Francis Zamora...
Malacañang welcomed the recent study showing that the majority of Filipinos have access to coronavirus vaccination sites but said that there were more things that needed to be accomplished in the country's fight against the pandemic. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with...
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, August 18, appealed to authorities heed the call of health workers for the issuance of their special risk allowances (SRA) and other benefits to prevent their reported plan to mass resign. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Our medical frontliners are...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan is set to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday after recovering from COVID-19. (Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan Facebook page) Based on the latest medical bulletin provided by Sta. Ana Hospital, Pangan is already “doing...
