Health

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 16) – President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to decide on the fate of the new policy of distancing from public transport within the week, his spokesman said. Speaking to CNN Philippines on Wednesday, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the COVID-19 Interagency Task Force has …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is considering the use of antigen test kits to increase its efforts to track new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in its ranks. “I instructed the Health Service (PNP) to study the antigen in order to use it correctly. We will …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government cannot be forced to carry out massive tests “no matter how serious the emergency is” because there is no law requiring it, the Supreme Court said, dismissing the mandamus petition that sought to force the government to intensify its fight. against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – The explosion of wildfires in the West has opened up a new battleground in critical competition for suburban voters between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr., with mounting evidence that Climate change is of great concern to many Americans, especially women, who see nighttime images …

[ad_1] Health workers collect nasal and throat swabs as part of coronavirus testing in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque on August 20, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CBN News MANILA – In another outright dismissal, the Supreme Court rejected a request from a group of health advocates urging the Philippine government to conduct …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III and Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr., senior vice president of the legal sector of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), still resigned from the investigation that is being carried out on alleged irregularities in the state company. Presidential anti-corruption commissioner Greco …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte government must “revoke the policies” that have led to the rising tide of deaths here in the Philippines, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Tuesday at the opening of the 45th session of the Human Rights Council. in Geneva. High …

[ad_1] The continued appreciation of the Philippine peso relative to the US dollar may continue to lower water rates in Metro Manila until the first quarter of 2021. MB File Photo. (ALVIN KASIBAN) This is due to the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) fee mechanism that Maynilad Water Services, Inc. …

[ad_1] The PhilHealth task force, led by the Justice Department, said Tuesday it would continue its investigation to identify others involved in the multi-billion dollar corruption affecting the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. The task force released the statement a day after presenting President Duterte with its report on its 30-day …

[ad_1] Carlito Galvez Jr. MANILA, Philippines – The head of the national action plan against COVID-19 said Tuesday that the government’s aggressive isolation policy had prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus infections. Carlito Galvez Jr., head of the National Task Force against COVID-19, said the government was looking to quarantine more …