DOH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any self-administered COVID-19 antigen test kit in the country so far, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all antigen tests should still be done by medical professionals...
Citing the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the De La Salle University (CSB) and the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) announced the suspension of classes. DLS-CSB (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) In an advisory, DLSU said it will suspend classes at...
Senatorial aspirant and retired police general Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged on Sunday, Jan. 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider setting up separate voting rooms or voting areas for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and individuals with comorbidities for the May...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) has postponed the start of face-to-face classes amid the rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. (Photo from FEU's Facebook page) In an advisory, FEU said the scheduled start of select face-to-face classes for the second semester of the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday thanked fellow public servants and his supporters for sending him “get well soon” messages and expressions of concern after he tested positive for COVID-19. According to Lacson, among those who sent their well wishes to him were fellow...
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...
Instead of scaring the unvaccinated with “punitive” measures, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 9, wants the government to incentivize them in a bid to encourage more vaccinations. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during her Sunday radio show on Jan. 9, 2022....
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s headquarters in Mandaluyong City will remain closed after the number of its staff members who tested positive for COVID-19 rose to 68. Initially, only 30 staff members yielded positive test results in an antigen test last Monday. The...
Even though the newly discovered coronavirus (COVID-19) strain is not yet considered as a variant of concern, President Duterte had warned the public that the government may impose stricter measures anew if the so-called IHU variant comes to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated the importance of ensuring the country’s healthcare system is fully funded in order to fully overcome the challenges of COVID-19 amid emerging threats of the ongoing pandemic. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said this is why he...
If she would have her way, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo would expand the services of the volunteer-driven Bayanihan E-Konsulta--her office’s free telemedicine program--outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR)-plus. Unfortunately, her office's resources are too limited...
Muntinlupa recorded 363 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the city’s total active cases to more than 1,000. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 8, the active COVID-19 cases in the city reached 1,293 out of 28,992 confirmed cases, 27,117...
