(RITM) An official of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) reminded the public to only use COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits that were already approved by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Mahalaga po na iyong gagamitin natin na mga kit sa pag-test ay...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will be issuing the guidelines in the coming days on how to use the COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits. “Meron po tayong policy na ilalabas po natin (We have a policy that we will release) maybe tomorrow or Friday that will state the...
Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City has distributed around 800 coronavirus (COVID-19) care kits to infected residents since January 2021. The distribution of COVID-19 care kits to COVID-positive residents under isolation is part of the BSA health program which was initiated by Chairman Raymond...
Following its swift approval on second reading four months ago, the bill proposing to institutionalize the 1989 University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense Accord still has no guarantee of being enacted. UP Diliman campus This was gathered after the six-man Makabayan bloc...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
The Paranaque City government distributed a total of 1,334 home care kits to COVID-19 positive residents isolating at home from 16 barangays in the city on Jan. 17 to 19. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that based on the report of the city Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said all residents positive for COVID-19 and undergoing home quarantine will receive home care kits. Olivarez said relatives of positive COVID-19 patients must show proof by sending the result of their RT-PCR and antigen test. He said the RT-PCR and antigen test...
After its release last year, Starbucks’ Coffee Traveler offering introduces new flavors With coffee shops limiting their foot traffic in stores again, and some, totally not allowing dine-in, going outside to get a brewed cup isn’t just risky but also quite impractical. That is why to-go coffee...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 18 that the certification for home-administered test kits may be issued within seven to 10 days. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) On Monday night, Jan. 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that they will issue a special...
Senatorial aspirant Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, Jan. 16, appealed to the national government to provide one RT-PCR machine per province as this will only cost around P10 million per unit. Senatorial aspirant Sorsogon Gov. Francis Escudero speaks during Vice President Leni...
Kitchen kits (DSWD) As part of its continuing disaster relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing kitchen kits to internally displaced persons in areas affected by typhoon Odette (Rai). Each kitchen kit containing five sets of spoon and fork,...
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...
