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Philippine Airlines offers lower cost for RT-PCR test

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Posted at Jun 22 11:35 AM

Philippine Airlines said COVID-19 RT-PCR tests in its partner facilities is now just P2,599 starting June 21.  Read more »

VP Robredo seeks increased COVID-19 testing, vaccine supply in areas of concern

Gillan Ropero and Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 02:18 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called on the administration to provide assistance to provinces reeling from increasing COVID-19 cases. Read more »

QC health dep't: RT-PCR test, rekisito bago ma-admit ang buntis sa ospital

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Posted at Jun 10 07:38 PM

Kailangang sumailalim sa RT-PCR test ng mga buntis bago ma-admit sa ospital, ayon sa Quezon City Health Department.  Read more »

7 turista huli sa paggamit umano ng pekeng RT-PCR test results sa Boracay

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Posted at Jun 06 01:42 PM

Pitong turista ang hinuli matapos mahulihang gumagamit ng mga umano'y pekeng RT-PCR test result sa Boracay, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

Swab tests under the sun

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 12:55 PM

Health workers from Quezon City Health Department conduct RT-PCR COVID-19 swab testing of residents of Barangay Old Balara in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

Philippines eyes COVID-19 tests for arrivals on 7th, 8th day of quarantine

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Updated as of May 05 02:25 PM

The Department of Health said Wednesday it would recommend that travelers who arrive in the country be tested for coronavirus on the 7th or 8th day of their quarantine. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 20, 2021

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Posted at Apr 21 01:28 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Getting tested at home

Lisa Marie David, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:28 PM

Health workers prepare to conduct COVID-19 tests in a household where positive cases have been recorded, as part of the government's contact tracing program, in Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

Passengers who use fake COVID-19 test results could face P50k fine, jail: PAL

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Posted at Apr 12 10:07 AM

Passengers caught using fake COVID-19 test results, a requirement for air travel in most destinations, may be fined up to P50,000 or serve a maximum of 6 months in jail, Philippine Airlines said Monday as it warns against falsification of documents. Read more »

Mass testing 'cornerstone' to reopening economy, says expert

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Updated as of Apr 08 10:11 AM

The Philippines must conduct at least 50,000 to 100,000 daily COVID-19 tests as mass testing is the "cornerstone" in reopening the economy, a public health advocate said Thursday. Read more »

SBMA nagpatupad ng curfew; RT-PCR test, kailangan sa mga overnight visitor

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Posted at Mar 24 02:12 AM

Dahil sa tumataas na kaso ng COVID-19 sa ibang probinsya, naghigpit na rin ang Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority at nagpatupad na ang mga opisyal ng curfew sa naturang lugar. Read more »

DOT receives reports Balesin offering 'immunity program' amid NCR bubble

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 06:20 PM

The Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated Tuesday that current restrictions on non-essential travels must be respected amid reports of a posh resort allegedly circumventing rules by offering a slot to an "anti-COVID-19 immunity treatment program." Read more »

Roque says COVID-19 test result 'covered by privacy'

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Posted at Mar 22 10:31 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said his COVID-19 test result is covered by privacy after he reportedly declined requests to make this public. Read more »

Boracay allows saliva COVID-19 test as entry requirement for tourists

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Posted at Mar 18 02:49 PM

Boracay tourists may now enter the island using saliva COVID-19 test as a travel requirement compliance, the government said Thursday. Read more »

Saliva test ng Red Cross, target na umabot nang 20,000 kada araw: Ubial

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Updated as of Mar 16 05:04 PM

MAYNILA - Umaabot na sa higit 5,000 kada araw ang sumasailalim sa COVID-19 saliva test ng Philippine Red Cross simula nang mag-umpisa ang operasyon nito noong Enero 25.    Read more »

Bohol to require negative RT-PCR tests for tourists

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:58 PM

MANILA - The provincial government of Bohol will require incoming tourists to present negative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results, its governor said Saturday, amid the recent spike in cases. Read more »

Governors want COVID-19 tests for travelers at point of entry

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Updated as of Mar 11 07:49 AM

Governors have asked government's task force against COVID-19 to allow coronavirus testing for travelers at the entry point of provinces to detect asymptomatic carriers, an official said Thursday. Read more »

In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests

Hideto Sakai and Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 07:32 PM

In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble vending machine. Read more »

PH Red Cross logs higher positivity rate in COVID-19 tests

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 11:40 AM

The Philippine Red Cross has recorded a higher COVID-19 positivity rate in its confirmatory tests since February, an official of the organization said Sunday. Read more »

Pagsigaw at pagkanta, puwede gamitin sa COVID-19 test?

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Posted at Mar 05 08:23 PM

Isang Dutch inventor ang nakagawa ng scream test para malaman kung mayroon kang COVID-19.  Read more »