President Duterte has ordered the arrest of individuals who will present fake reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results as travel requirement, saying the country will not overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if this cheating persists. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday filed a bill proposing free coronavirus (COVID-19) test for jobseekers to address the growing unemployment rate in the country due to the pandemic. Angara noted jobseekers are now having a hard time complying with the requirements issued by potential employers who...
Fully vaccinated people should no longer be required to undergo a swab test before traveling to tourist destinations in the country, according to a Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Members of the Armed Force of the Philippines line up for COVID-19 testing at the RIzal...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has turned over a swab testing booth to a local Lions Club chapter in hopes of helping Cavite control the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The swab testing booth donated by Lions Club...
Guess who he sided with. Controversial film director Darryl Yap shared his two cents on the hot topic involving actress Angelica Panganiban. Taking to Facebook, Darryl admitted he was saddened by the issue. He also aired disappointment concerning Red Cross-Subic personnel. He didn't like it that...
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against self-swabbing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement when asked about his reaction to a video...
The office of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, May 27, held simultaneous activities in various parts of the country for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) gives away post-COVID-19 vaccine care kits under its Bayanihan E-Ataman program in...
The Department of Health (DOH) strictly requires that collection of swab specimens necessary for COVID-19 testing should be done by officially designated healthcare providers. Self-collection is not allowed. Ever. Robin Padilla couldn't be bothered. The actor recently posted on social media a video...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s office will be bringing its pandemic response programs to Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. OVP staff and volunteers pack medical supplies for their COVID-19 response project in Palawan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo’s Facebook page) Robredo said a team...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is in talks to pilot a Jab Cab, a combination of free mobile swab testing and coronavirus vaccination, with Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for some areas in Manila. VP Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Vice President Leni Robredo said the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is in talks with the local goverment units of Dasmariñas, Cavite and Tondo, Manila for the rollout of its free mobile antigen testing for COVID-19 in their communities. Vice President Leni Robredo said they have discussions with the LGUs that are being...
After Malabon and Quezon City, Marikina was the latest destination of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Swab Cab initiative in Metro Manila. The OVP kickstarted the mobile swab testing on Tuesday, May 11, in the communities of Marikina in a bid to test more people and give proper...
