In the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday (Sept. 22), President Duterte urged “privileged partners” to support the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX facility in pursuit of COVID-19 vaccine equity worldwide.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (Sept. 20) directed the Department of Health (DOH) to probe the reported “false positive” COVID-19 RT-PCR test results from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).
Despite the detection of four Delta variant cases in Camarines Norte, the province continues to log the second lowest number of COVID-19 cases in Bicol Region.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured the public that there are enough supplies of medical grade oxygen and antiviral drugs used for COVID-19 treatment.
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday (Sept. 21) that it is not recommending rapid antigen testing as part of the health screening of those filing their certificates of candidacy (COC) and participating in other electoral activities.
The Cebu local government appealed for the prioritization of vaccination over politics due to the possible risk of transmission in the conduct of the 2022 elections activities.
The city’s Emergency Operation Center...
