[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The latest wave of recoveries reported by the Department of Health (DOH) was 17,057, reducing the number of active cases to 39,945 as of Sunday. According to COVID-19 data from the DOH, 2,502 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections to 339,341. …
Read More »Kim Jong-un makes a rare emotional speech at a military parade
[ad_1] This image taken from North Korea’s central television shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un taking off his glasses to wipe away tears as he addresses crowds gathered on Saturday for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang. . (Yonhap via The Korea Herald …
Read More »A grant from Heritage, four times MVP
[ad_1] Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok, team manager Alvin Patrimonio (center) with team liaison Jojo Peralta (left) and corporate public relations team Reena Dimaculangan Del Mundo at the PBA “bubble” in Clark, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Hotshots) Remember the famous Captain America line in the record-breaking movie Avengers: Endgame, the …
Read More »Temporary release is requested for the mother of a political detainee to visit the remains of Baby River
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday called for the temporary release of political detainee Queen Nasino to allow her to visit the remains of her three-month-old baby. “Again, we ask for the temporary release of Reina so that she can be with her son for the last …
Read More »EcoWaste Points to Online Trading in Liquid Mercury and Mercury-Laden Products
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – An environmental and health group on Sunday denounced the illegal sale of liquid mercury and mercury-added products online. “It is not just skin whitening cosmetics that contain mercury that are sold online,” the EcoWaste Coalition said in a statement. The group said that mercury thermometers, which …
Read More »Fears Over ‘Superspreader’ Event As Mike Pence Holds Optional Mask-Filled Rally In Florida Retirement Village
[ad_1] Some health experts said that, as head of the White House coronavirus task force, Pence should have been more careful to protect senior aides at The Villages. “Three thousand elderly people without distancing and three-quarters without masks. That’s a bad combination, even if it was outdoors,” Eric Feigl-Ding, an …
Read More »COA notes PhilHealth’s nearly P937-M overpayment to healthcare institutions in 2019
[ad_1] A man looks at the sign for a local PhilHealth office in Quezon City, June 7, 2019. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – The Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) overpaid almost P937 million last year to various healthcare institutions, must reimburse almost P468 million in employer share …
Read More »Phase 3 of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Set in November, DOH Says
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Phase 3 of vaccine trials for the coronavirus disease, which has affected more than 330,000 people across the country, will begin this November, the Department of Health (DOH) revealed on Saturday. “The Sub-Technical Working Group (sub-TWG) of the Inter-Institutional Working Group (IATF) on COVID-19 Vaccine Development …
Read More »Moving Through the Pandemic: Tips for Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
[ad_1] Moving Through the Pandemic: Tips for Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer (Philstar.com) – Oct 11, 2020 – 11:05 am MANILA, Philippines – Cancer care in the time of the coronavirus can be challenging not only for patients with metastatic breast cancer, but also for healthcare providers. The World Health …
Read More »PBA back in business as bubble game, unprecedented season begins
[ad_1] Staff inspect the belongings of some of the teams participating in the so-called PBA bubble. Distribute A 7-month hiatus officially ends Sunday afternoon, when the PBA returns to the hard court with a double header amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the lead of the successful bubble tournament in the …
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