Philippine Red Cross To Resume COVID-19 Testing, According To PRC Chairman Richard Gordon. Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Richard Gordon on Tuesday said that the PRC will start processing COVID-19 tests from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) starting Tuesday night. This, after it received partial payment from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Gordon … Read more
The government was offering free COVID-19 swab testing for returning OFWs, according to OWWA. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Tuesday said that the government was offering free COVID-19 swab testing for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In an interview on GMA Network’s “Unang Hirit”, OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said that they had … Read more
Philippine Red Cross stoppage halved reported coronavirus cases in Metro Manila and its nearby provinces, according to OCTA research group. Philippine Red Cross (PRC) stoppage of its COVID-19 swab testing operations halved reported coronavirus cases in Metro Manila and its nearby provinces, according to OCTA research group. This, as the group of experts monitoring the … Read more
The Philippine Red Cross could face bankruptcy over PhilHealth COVID-19 swab testing debt, according to Senator Gordon. Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Senator Richard Gordon said over the weekend that the PRC could fall into bankruptcy should PhilHealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corp.) failed to settle its mounting debt. Quoting Gordon’s statement, a report on GMA … Read more
PhilHealth vowed to pay COVID-19 swab testing debt to the Philippine Red Cross on October 26, 2020. The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) officially announced that it would settle its obligations to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on October 26, 2020, for COVID-19 swab tests. This, after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque earlier disclosed that the … Read more
At least seven private laboratories will conduct COVID-19 swab tests for OFWs, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) reported that at least seven private laboratories were set to conduct swab tests for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other affected sectors. This, as the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) still wasn’t providing COVID-19 swab … Read more
Resigned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) chief Ricardo Morales filed a cyberlibel complaint against the whistleblower on corruption allegations within the agency. According to Morales, Thorrsson Montes Keith’s allegations had grave effects on him as well as his family’s well-being. The former general noted that his camp is gathering more evidence against the former PhilHealth … Read more
Talent manager Ogie Diaz took to the social networking site, Facebook wherein he reacted to the National Telecommunications Commission’s order to recall the television and radio frequencies of ABS-CBN. Recently, Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba and Deputy Commissioners Edgardo Cabarios and Delilah Deles signed a paper recalling the ABS-CBN frequencies. According to them, they are mandated to … Read more
Saab Magalona on Gierran’s statement: “What the actual f***” Saab Magalona, the daughter of late-rapper Francis Magalona, took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein she reacted on the statement of newly appointed PhilHealth chief, Dante Gierran. On Monday night, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed via text message that President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the former … Read more
Gretchen Ho on Gierran’s appointment: “In the middle of a pandemic” Gretchen Ho took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein she divulged her reaction on the appointment of former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran as the new chief of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). On Monday night, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed … Read more
