The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a hospital’s request to allow “compassionate use” of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin on humans with COVID-19, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said Thursday. “Na-grant …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already approved the use of the Sinovac vaccine from China in senior citizens. This is amid the experienced shortage of vaccine in the …
The government plans to hire 12,000 contact tracers through the Department of Labor and Employment’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency employment program for those in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus …
More than half of the total number of COVID-19 in the country are from the workforce, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH), which shows that 515,993 of the …
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is considering having a “COVID-19 digital travel pass” as a requirement for passengers going or visiting the Philippines. In a statement Wednesday, the agency said …
The government will only provide P1,000 per individual affected by the 2 -week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, and Laguna (NCR Plus) once. According to …
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he will file diplomatic protests against China every day as long as they have a ship that stays on the Julian Felipe Reef …
The alleged “superspreader” parties on the island of Boracay in Aklan are being investigated. According to the Municipal Health Office of Malay, which covers the island, a tourist went to …
The Pasay Public Crematorium has been filled due to the increase in the number of people who died of COVID-19 amid the continuous increase in cases in NCR Plus. Darlene …
The Vaccine Development Experts Panel (VEDP) has endorsed the use of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to senior citizens amid supply shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines, VEFP head and Dr. Nina …
The police chief of General Trias City in Cavite was relieved from his post following the death of a curfew violator who received an excessive punishment. Philippine National Police (PNP) …
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go assured that PhilHealth will be able to pay its debts to the Philippine Red Cross and to private and public hospitals. This was after receiving a …
The Department of Health on Wednesday warned those who are distributing and promoting unregistered drugs such as ivermectin are violating Republic Act 9711 or the Food and Drug Administration Law. …
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) called on the government to add lawyers to the COVID-19 vaccination priority list. IBP president Domingo Cayosa wrote a letter to National Task …
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday asked the United States to frequent its freedom of navigation patrols in the West Philippine Sea amid the continued presence of Chinese militia …
The following countries are requiring passengers to take a COVID-19 RT-PCR Test, whether for essential or non-essential travel reasons. The COVID-19 RT-PCR or Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reiterated that foreign parents, spouses, and children of Filipino citizens cannot enter the Philippines if they are not traveling with the latter. In a statement, …
It is too early to say that the number of those who test positive for COVID-19 is decreasing due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Metro Manila and …
Some vendors have been forced to keep the price of chicken high even though its farmgate price is now lower. According to some vendors, the business has suffered a lot …
The curfew violator who was allegedly asked to do around 300 rounds of pumping exercises in Gen. Trias, Cavite dies of stroke and heart condition. Reichelyn Balce, the live-in partner …
Actress Ara Mina was worried about the apparent attempt to steal from the branches of her cupcake shop after someone sent a message to her employees pretending to be the …
Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that is allegedly effective as COVID-19 treatment. It is often used as a laxative. There is human-grade Ivermectin and veterinary-grade Ivermectin or those just for …
The group of doctors appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the use of some hotels in Metro Manila to reduce the number of patients with COVID-19 in hospitals. According …
The Manila local government has ironed out the distribution of aid for those affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) implemented in the “National Capital Region Plus bubble”. According to …
The legitimate spokesperson of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued a clarification on Tuesday regarding the recent statements made by DILG Usec. Epimaco Densing III on the …
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada infected his older sisters and the wife of his son Jinggoy Estrada with COVID-19. Jinggoy told ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo Tuesday afternoon that his wife Precy and …