A priest from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) shared his experience with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive baby and a mother who found out her husband succumbed to the virus while she was in labor. (Photo courtesy of Fr. Marlito Ocon) Father Marlito Ocon, head chaplain of the PGH,...
The memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of a mobile field hospital and drive-thrrough vaccination site at Rizal Park's Burnham Green in the city of Manila has been inked, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday, April 28. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Barring hitches, we in the city of Manila are looking forward to having a hospital that will cater exclusively to COVID-19 patients suffering from mild to moderate symptoms, two months from now. I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, after a 72-hour brainstorming...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started building another set of "pop-up" hospitals at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City, the agency said in a statement Sunday, April 25. DPWH secretary and isolation czar Mark A. Villar said that the modular health...
As the country's cases of infections continued to soar, the government is aiming to increase the number of hospital beds to provide care to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and National Policy Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and...
The government pandemic task force has allowed the implementation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) new debit-credit payment for health care facilities in all places with high risk of coronavirus infection. The decision aimed at hastening payment of hospital claims was...
A recently released video by tvN in South Korea features behind the scenes footage of the cast and crew during the first script reading for its second season held earlier this year (Courtesy of Soompi) ‘Hospital Playlist’ is a television series that tackles the lives of five doctors at Yulje...
The cast of 'Hospital Playlist' season 2 and during the table read held last January (tvN) Fans will get to watch their favorite doctors from the hit Korean drama “Hospital Playlist” again. Korean cable channel tvN announced that the second season of “Hospital Playlist” will premiere on...
Metro Pacific Hospitals Holdings Inc. reported that it has vaccinated more than 13,000 healthcare workers in its 18 hospitals since the arrival of the first batches of the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines in the Philippines in early March. The network’s three largest hospitals in terms of...
Navotas City Hospital’s Outpatient Department (OPD) will be temporarily closed for two weeks after several of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. Navotas City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN The closure of the hospital’s OPD was announced by Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco on Twitter on Wednesday, March...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, March 16, downplayed reports that the country’s hospitals are in a critical level in terms of bed capacity for coronavirus disease patients. During a virtual press briefing, the Palace official also said that there is no reason yet for the country to...
Malacañang lauded the "very good results" achieved during the limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions (HEIs) but said the full resumption of in-person classes still depends on the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA...
