The DOH was open to giving booster doses once vaccine supply stabilized, according to Duque. On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Department of Health (DOH) was open to giving booster doses to the public once the vaccine supply in the Philippines stabilized. Duque said in a virtual forum that allowing COVID-19 … Read more
Message of Sen. Manny Pacquiao Following Defeat by Yordenis Ugas MANNY PACQUIAO – The Filipino boxing champ gave a statement after his fight against Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugas. The boxing ring recently gathered two (2) boxing champions in a match – Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Cuban boxing champ Yordenis Ugas. Supposedly, Pacquiao … Read more
Senator Go encouraged PhilHealth to give some leeway to hospitals affected by its circular. On Sunday, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go encouraged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) to provide hospitals some leeway and to postpone the implementation of its Circular No. 2021-0013 which hospital and health provider groups believed conveyed state insurance agency’s “mistrust” … Read more
Hontiveros: “Mapapa-wow na lang lalo na ang ating mga LGUs na kulang na kulang ang stock ng gamot.” Senator Risa Hontiveros slammed the Department of Health (DOH) due to expired prescribed drugs/medicines and medical supplies. According to her, it was found out the health department purchased medical supplies worth P95.15 million that were not used … Read more
Cuba approved its second homegrown COVID-19 vaccinefor emergency use A drug regulator in Cuba had granted an emergency use authorization for its second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, allowing the vaccine’s full inclusion in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program as it raced to curb a Delta variant-fueled COVID-19 outbreak. The Soberana 2 vaccine, which Cuba … Read more
India approved the world’s first COVID-19 DNA vaccine for emergency use A drug regulator in India had granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the world’s first COVID-19 DNA vaccine in adults and children aged 12 years old and above. The said approval gave a boost to India’s COVID-19 vaccination program, which aimed to vaccinate … Read more
Here’s the statement of NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong on his termination EDGARDO MASONGSONG – The chief of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has issued a statement after he was dismissed by President Rodrigo Duterte due to alleged corruption. In a taped speech aired on Saturday, August 21, Duterte revealed that he terminated Masongsong. According to … Read more
President Duterte admitted that he’s ordering Duque to skip bidding on the purchase of face masks in 2020. President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he ordered Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to skip the bidding process in the purchase of face masks during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In a taped briefing aired … Read more
President Duterte said that there’s no overpriced purchase of face shields and face masks. President Rodrigo Duterte said that there was no overpriced purchase of face shields and face masks as prices skyrocketed due to scarcity. The President has ruled out corruption in the government’s procurement of face shields and face masks which lawmakers have … Read more
NEA administrator fired by Duterte EDGARDO MASONGSONG – The administrator of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has been fired by President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged corruption. NEA is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) attached to the Department of Energy of the Philippines tasked with the full implementation of the rural electrification program (REP) and … Read more