Health

[ad_1] Former director of NBI now director of PhilHealth Dante Gierran. File photo from INQUIRER.net / CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has launched another wave of payments to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), to offset the rising costs of testing reaching overseas Filipino workers …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “mukhang pera” (greedy) Thursday night after the humanitarian organization resumed its COVID-19 testing services following payment from the government of half of its debt of almost P1 billion. Duterte delivered the jab at a meeting with cabinet …

[ad_1] POSSIBLE limitations in the vaccine supply chain for Covid-19 will delay the government’s target date next year to launch its vaccination campaign against the pandemic. In an interview with PTV on Thursday, the main executor of the government’s national policy on Covid-19 and the vaccine czar, Carlito Gálvez, announced …

[ad_1] The changing of the seasons usually ushers in predictable cold symptoms that many people have become accustomed to dealing with several times a year. But seasonal colds, colds and flu have a harder time spreading when people socially distance themselves, wear masks, and follow other pandemic protocols. “It’s absolutely …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Human Rights Commission (CDH) has assured that it has already sent a team to investigate the homicide inside a hospital in the Rizal province of a man who was recovering after surviving an alleged extrajudicial murder attempt. CHR spokeswoman Jacqueline De Guia said Thursday that …

[ad_1] He has been waging a months-long campaign against vote-by-mail in November by tweeting and speaking critically about the practice, which has been encouraged by more states to keep voters safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview in July, the president also refused to commit to accepting the results. …

[ad_1] MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced Thursday that it released another P100 million in partial payment of its debt to the Philippine Red Cross for COVID-19 testing. “PhilHealth delivers another P100,003,015 to the Philippine Red Cross today; Accelerate the validation of claims to reimburse COVID-19 testing …

[ad_1] A Baguio resident swabbed for samples during a free mass test conducted by the Base Development and Conversion Authority in Burnham Park on October 27, 2020. Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The health department reported 1,594 new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines on Thursday, bringing the country’s …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The pace of price increases in the Philippine economy will likely remain quiet in the short term due to weak demand both domestically and abroad due to the lingering economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the central bank. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin …

[ad_1] Courtesy of Simeon Celi, Presidential Photo and Tom Brenner, Reuters MANILA – If Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden secures the White House, it will be good for the Philippines amid its ongoing maritime dispute with China, a think tank said Thursday. A Biden administration will establish a rules-based international …