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With over 150,000 active COVID-19 cases in the country, every possible treatment for the dreaded disease should be studied and explored in order to prevent severe and fatal COVID-19 cases. This was stressed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Tuesday distributed free virgin coconut oil (VCO) to level 1 hospitals in Metro Manila. Nograles […]
Senator Grace Poe exhorted the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases and concerned government agencies to act promptly on the call for help of the country’s health workers (HCW) who are falling ill and risking lives as they carry out frontline duties in battling COVID-19. “The strain of the pandemic […]
The local government of Baguio City has ordered its health services office to organize and put in place a system that will enable patients in home isolation access medical services without going to the hospital. Aileen Refuerzo, chief of the Public Information Office-Baguio, said among those who can avail of the program are individuals suspected […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) to conduct rapid antigen testing of people entering and leaving the “NCR Plus” bubble as a more effective test-based strategy to contain the quick spread of the coronavirus and its more infectious variants amid the alarming spike in caseload since mid-March that […]
Fresh efforts by the economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte to scour for funds for a possible supplemental budget in the event of future cash subsidies should prompt the Congress to prioritize the approval of the so-called ‘ayuda’ bill to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable families and further boost household spending nationwide amid a protracted pandemic that […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to put the Philippines on top of the list of beneficiaries in its COVAX facility and deliver the urgently needed vaccines to help avert the collapse of the country’s healthcare system. “Unahin na ng WHO ang Pilipinas sa mga beneficiary ng COVAX facility nila at […]
Sen. Grace Poe said the government must look into the plight of commuters at risk of contracting the coronavirus as they scramble for rides daily amid the scarcity of public transport, jacking up their transportation expenses. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a slight deceleration in inflation in March but reported a hefty increase in […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of four new healthcare facilities in Capiz, providing the province with additional support in its fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar, the facilities include an isolation/quarantine facility and off-site dormitory at the Roxas Memorial Provincial […]
The provincial government of Tarlac is setting up a mega vaccination facility in preparation for the mass inoculation of Tarlaqueños against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Located at the San Isidro evacuation center in Tarlac City, the mega vaccine hub has the capacity to accommodate 1,500 individuals per day. “We will replicate this hub in the […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives warned those who have been inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines against complacency, stressing that vaccination does not mean immediate actual protection. Iloilo Representative Janette Garin said COVID-19 vaccinees, especially those waiting for the second dose, should continue practicing minimum public health standards, such as wearing face masks […]