(Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The Department of Health (DOH) has supported the strategy of some local government units (LGUs) to put stickers on houses and establishments with people already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
DOH/MB Antibody testing should not be used to determine if a vaccinated person has already developed enough protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Yung antibody test na sinasagawa sa inyo, ang pinapakita niyan primarily would be yung antibodies...
The Philippine passport’s low ranking in the London-based 2021 Henley Passport Index (HPI) should not be taken lightly by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Senator Francis Tolentino said. “It is indicative not just of the survey done, but the power of our passport,” Tolentino said in a...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) said Sunday, July 11, the interim analysis of the country’s study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines may be out by September or October this year. This...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is monitoring a two-year project on the promotion of aquashade technology in Luzon to increase Nile tilapia seed production during warm months....
Mountain barangays in Upper Pulangi District in Bukidnon are expected to be interconnected following the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) installation of a communication system that seeks to improve communication network in Malaybalay City’s blind spot areas. Bukidnon Map (Photo...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Saturday, July 10, that the actual rollout of the the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT), and the Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci is expected to keynote the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) to be held from July 12-15, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Saturday, July 10....
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones thanked Saturday, July 10, the parents and teachers for their dedication in molding the country’s graduating batch of “nation builders.” briones The 80-year-old Department of Education (DepEd) chief extended her felicitations to the graduating...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 10, confirmed 5,675 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country. The Philippines' running tally of cases is now at 1,467,119, of which, 49,968 or 3.4 percent are still active. Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed by 96 to...
More local entrepreneurs are producing the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI) bamboo-framed face shields. The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) develops in 2020...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) kicked off on Friday, July 9, the development of the Philippines' first National Seed Technology Park (NSTP) at New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. (Photo from BCDA) The event, which also marked the...
