Health

PhilHealth covers hospital bills for COVID-19 patients until April 14

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will cover the bills of all coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in both public and private hospitals until April 14. According to PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales,...

DOH to work with DOTr, DND to speed up PPE distribution

The Department of Health (DOH) will be working together with the Departments of Transportation and National Defense to expedite the delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to health workers. IATF Spokesperson and...

SWS: 1 of 4 Filipinos are frequently stressed

One out of four or 27 percent of Filipinos frequently experience stress in daily living, the fourth quarter of 2019 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. Based on the results, the SWS...

5 rapid antibody test kits get green light from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of five rapid antibody test kids for COVID-19. However, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the sample must still undergo confirmatory test...

IAEA donation arrives on March 31

Various equipment against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (CoVID-19) will arrive in the Philippines on March 31. The equipment donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) includes RT-PCR CoVID detection machine...

AFP Chief of Staff General Felimon Santos tests positive for CoVID-19

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has confirmed that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Felimon Santos tested positive for the Corona Virus Disease 2019...

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