The Las Pinas City local government is still offering free COVID-19 testing to residents who want to determine whether or not they are infected with the virus. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government is offering free RT-PCR and antigen tests from Monday to Friday at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m....
The long queue of individuals wanting to avail themselves of the free antigen test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Office of the Vice President's "Swab Cab" in Quezon City on Monday, Jan. 10, indicates the importance of free testing, Vice President Leni Robredo said. (Photo courtesy of...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) of the Department of Tourism's (DOT) on Monday, Jan. 10, announced that it would stop processing the applications for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR test subsidy with Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) amid the increasing...
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...
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...
The Makati City local government on Friday, Jan. 7, announced the guidelines for free Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) COVID-19 test of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU). The local government made the move due to the increasing demand for free swab testing....
The Philippine Economic Zona Authority (PEZA) will temporarily shift its transactions to online while conducting mass swab testing for all its personnel and disinfection of its offices amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
It looked like presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo already knows how to deal with online bashers as she took time on Wednesday night, Jan. 5, to answer some who interrupted her Facebook live video with supporters. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo often goes live on Facebook...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily closed its central office in Quezon City to give way for the mass swab testing of all its personnel amid a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dahil sa tumataas na kaso ng...
Purveyors of fake news should instead help in her coronavirus response initiatives than spreading disinformation about her on social media, Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In a live video on her Facebook page,...
Due to the fresh surge of new daily cases of COVID-19, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 5, brought back her office’s free mobile antigen testing program in two sites: Tandang Sora and Quezon City Memorial Circle. OVP’s Swab Cab resumes operations in Quezon City on Wednesday, Jan....
Amid another surge of daily coronavirus cases, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 4, announced the roll out of her Swab Cab initiative, which aims to help the testing capabilities of hotspot areas. The Office of the Vice President’s mobile COVID-19 testing laboratory visits Marikina...