Health

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 25) – The Department of Education (DepEd) said it takes around P40 billion per school year to be able to print self-study modules as the education sector shifts to its new normal. During the Senate hearing on the department’s proposed 2021 budget, Senator Francis …

[ad_1] A VACCINE for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be ready, at best, in April, according to the country’s secretary of science and technology. “The quickest we can get started (with testing) is December, the last quarter. The vaccine trials estimated by the experts are three to six months, …

[ad_1] GCash is a Globe Telecom mobile wallet service Bank transfers made through GCash, a mobile wallet from leading telecom company Globe, were charged no fees for months during and after strict closures in most areas of the Philippines. Finding that face-to-face transactions posed a health risk, Filipinos who used …

[ad_1] COVID-19 Vaccine Approval at PH Possible in April 2021 – FDA Robie de Guzman • September 25, 2020 • 7 Manila, Philippines – The country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday that approval of a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease could be possible in April 2021. During …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 25) – Malacañang ruled out the idea of ​​postponing the 2022 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Friday, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Constitution is clear in requiring a national election every three years, which takes place on the …

[ad_1] WITH or without conducting clinical trials in the country, the Japanese flu drug Avigan could soon be used in the Philippines to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA Director General Eric Domingo said on Friday, September 25, 2020, that the drug …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The total coronavirus disease count in the country in 2019 is approaching the 300,000 mark as of Friday, as the Health Department recorded 2,630 more recently reported infections. The count as of Friday is 299,361 with 61,766 active cases. Of the active cases, 86 percent have …

[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The volume of text messages Miami guard Tyler Herro received after Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals was overwhelming. He didn’t have time to reply to most, including close friends who came over to celebrate the best game of his life. Among those …

[ad_1] Parishioners attend the first mass at the Manila Cathedral as it reopens to the public after 6 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on September 16, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA— There are currently 299,361 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines after the Department of …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Thirty-four of 136 hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) were placed below the “danger” level in terms of bed capacity solely for patients with the novel coronavirus disease, data from the Department of Health (DOH). The category of “danger” means that the beds for COVID-19 …