The 2-day COVID-19 swab testing for the residents of Barangay Matandang Balara, Quezon City, began this Monday after the distribution of aid last week, where health protocols were allegedly ignored. …
The Department of Health (DOH) has encouraged the public to go to “home service” for COVID-19 tests if they need to get tested right away. Recently, the video of Robin …
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to test incoming travelers for COVID-19 seven days from their arrival in …
The Department of Health (DOH) said they would recommend that incoming travelers would be tested for COVID-19 seven or eight days after they arrived in the Philippines, said Health Undersecretary …
The OCTA Research Group called on the government to raise the COVID-19 testing to 150,000 per day to more effectively identify those who are sick and immediately keep them away …
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) said Thursday most local government units oppose the removal of COVID-19 testing as a travel requirement amid the continuous threat of the …
The Philippines would be implementing new COVID-19 testing guidelines and quarantine measures for travelers arriving in the Philippines starting February 1. The revised protocols are part of the country’s move …
Some domestic airlines’ policies on COVID-19 testing are confusing some passengers due to the various requirements required to enter the cities. Passenger Danny Dodin, three times rebooked the flight with …
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said Sunday it would reduce its COVID-19 swab testing fees by P200 starting December 1, in its effort to encourage more people to get tested …
The Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday that none of the evacuees has tested positive for COVID-19 so far. The government earlier announced it would use antigen tests to screen …
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) finally resumed its COVID-19 testing for the government after Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) paid half of its P903-millioin debt to the humanitarian organization. But …
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would hold its “construction of new provincial molecular laboratories” in several provinces after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) failed to its P1.1-billion debt, PRC chairman …
A health official said Thursday that the suspension of the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) PhilHealth-funded COVID-19 testing has affected the Department of Health’s (DOH) detection and reporting of cases. Health …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing a P100-million COVID-19 testing agreement between the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). According to Justice Secretary Menardo …
Malacañang is hopeful that the COVID-19 testing services of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will resume soon after the organization accepted the government’s offer to give initial payment for PhilHealth’s …
Around 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned to the Philippines amid the pandemic are stranded in Metro Manila after the Philippine Red Cross stopped PhilHealth COVID-19 testing. Maki Pulido …
Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the Philippines’ COVID-19 action plan, said Friday that the COVID-19 testing output is expected to decrease after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) stopped …
The Philippine Red Cross said it would stop conducting COVID-19 tests funded by Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) because of the state insurer’s “ever-increasing outstanding balance.” “We are constrained to …
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it plans to use a saliva test for a cheaper and faster COVID-19 testing in the country. Senator Richard Gordon, who is also the …
The Manila local government is offering free mass RT-PCR or swab testing for employees and workers of particular sectors in the city amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Manila LGU made …
Data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed the Philippines had tested 2 million Filipinos nationwide for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of August. The DOH online tracker showed …
The Philippine Red Cross said it is “most likely” to halt its COVID-19 testing operations after Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) failed to settle its remaining dues to the organization, …
The Department of Health announced Sunday the there are now 108 licensed COVID-19 testing labs in the Philippines after accrediting six more. The DOH daily COVID-19 report said the Philippines …
The Department of Health said it would not ban the rapid testing for COVID-19 because it could be useful for those who already recovered, said Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire, Monday. …
The Department of Health expanded the testing guidelines for COVID-19, which now included teachers, tourism, manufacturing, and transportation workers, among related sectors. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergiere said in a …
Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday over 12,000 submitted COVID-19 samples that are considered as backlogs from different laboratories nationwide. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, in a virtual forum, said …