Seven police officers in M’lang, North Cotabato tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the municipal police chief reported Wednesday. Lt. Col. Realan Mamon, M’lang police chief, said 50 police officers were subjected to antigen tests and eight showed indication of Covid-19 infection. However, when they were subjected to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test, only…
The One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) has expanded its human resources to accommodate more calls from patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) needing referral for hospitalization or facility-based quarantine. During a televised public briefing, Health Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said the OHCC hired 80 personnel — eight of them are medical doctors while…
Eastern Visayas (Region 8) has utilized the majority of its PHP574.4 million pandemic response funds to help farmers cope with the effects of the health crisis, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday. Under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (Bayanihan 1), the DA Eastern Visayas got PHP87.6 million with 92.62 percent has…
The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in the Bicol Region received on Tuesday some 23,000 doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine. In a report posted on social media on Wednesday, DOH-Bicol said the vaccine arrived at the Legazpi Domestic Airport on board a Cebu Pacific commercial flight from Manila at around 11:25…
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Wednesday urged residents here to abide by the minimum health protocols against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to avoid getting fined or being made to do community service. Lt. Col. Lester Leada, head of the BCPO Operations Management Unit, issued the reminder in a statement after 2,761 persons…
The city government here on Wednesday said its additional allocation of 14,000 vaccines will only be enough until June 23 and reiterated its appeal for more supplies from the national government. “We are doing well with our vaccination rollout. Thus, we humbly ask for more vaccine allocation for the high-risk senior citizens, religious leaders, and…
