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Maximizing the use of satellite technology to widen internet access nationwide will be a boost to the rollout of digital technology in public schools, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Senate Bill No. 2250 or the “Satellite-Based Technologies for Internet Connectivity Act of 2021” aims to expand access to satellite-based technologies as an alternative connectivity solution to […]
The Department of Health (DOH) now has included the saliva reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) test performed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in all official laboratory results in the Philippines. The PRC, under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, is the leading organization for COVID-19 testing. It is […]
Senator Grace Poe called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to immediately settle unpaid claims of hundreds of hospitals, saying failure to do so would put in jeopardy their pandemic response. “PhilHealth should pay up. Hospitals are battlegrounds in this fight against COVID-19. They need what’s due to them, especially in this time when […]
Aware of the expensive hospital care a severe COVID-19 case can cost a patient, Quezon City Councilor Karl Castelo is appealing to Novaliches residents to apply for PhilHealth membership and get insurance protection. Castelo said the protection offered by the state health insurer ‘is definite and has saved many Filipinos from financial distress amid the […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has already done about 3,307,946 tests in its 13 molecular laboratories nationwide as the Subic Molecular Laboratory turned one recently. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon said that soon another molecular laboratory will be opened in the province of Cotabato. “We can say that 1 out of every 4 […]
Senator Grace Poe prodded the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger to heighten ongoing efforts to ensure that Filipino children do not continue to suffer from the scourge of hunger and malnutrition amid the pandemic. Poe stressed that the country needs a focused, community-based approach in addressing the problem of malnutrition in Filipino children, led […]
Despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) remains unstoppable as it continues to provide vital services to the community. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, led the inauguration of the PRC’s new Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter recently. With Silay City as one of the component cities of Negros […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has taken steps in safeguarding financial consumers from being victimized by unethical and fraudulent schemes of some financial service providers and unscrupulous individuals. Noting the wide array of financial products and services following the COVID-19 outbreak, including the emergence of fraudsters that victimized those struggling with lost income, Gatchalian underscored the need […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), held a cash distribution to 281 families in Brgy. 754 in Malate, Manila and 339 families in Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City. PRC, under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, continues to provide […]
The national government should shoulder the cost of swab tests requirements for all inbound passengers, especially returning Filipinos, to spare them from incurring additional expenses, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan pointed out that people are already financially burdened by the pandemic and requiring them to shell out hard-earned money for testing is unwarranted. “Private testing […]