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...
Hunk actor Kit Thompson recently flaunted his relationship with sexy actress Ana Jalandoni on social media. On Instagram, he uploaded a photo of them dining at a restaurant. "Our first date. (heart emoji)," he wrote as caption. Ana quickly reacted to the post, commenting: "MyLove (heart emoji)," to...
The Philippines is seeking to develop a “cost-effective lab-on-a-chip device” that will be used to detect chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by CDC on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr....
From left: Host Eva Ronda, composer Jonathan Manalo and Erik Santos (Cornerstone Entertainment Inc.) King of OPM Theme Songs Erik Santos has revealed it's going to be another cold Christmas for him this year. At the press launch of his latest Christmas song "Paskong Kayakap Ka" at the Academy of...
For those lovers of lambanog or coconut wine, worry not. (Photo by Utsman Media on Unsplash) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) in partnership with the Cavite State University (CVSU) has developed cheaper field-test kit that would...
Lena and Miguel (Erich Gonzales and Kit Thompson) in 'La Vida Lena' Has Lena (Erich Gonzales) gone too far with her plans of revenge against her enemies in “La Vida Lena”? Her best friend Jordan (Carlo Aquino) believes so, as he lashed out at Lena and accused her of sacrificing her dignity to...
