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COVID pandemic led to surge of medical waste: DOH

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 06:32 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in the amount of medical waste in the country. Read more »

Paghahakot ng hazardous waste sa ospital sa Quezon aabutin nang 12 araw

Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 11:52 PM

Dahil madalas ang pag-ulan, posibleng matagalan pa nang ilang araw bago mahakot lahat ang mga basura. Read more »

Hazardous medical waste sa QMC, ibabiyahe sa Bulacan matapos hakutin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 03:32 PM

Nasa 100 toneladang hazardous medical waste ang nahakot ng kumpanya. Read more »

Medical waste sa Quezon Medical Center sinimulan nang hakutin

Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 06:39 AM

Sisimulan na ang paghahakot ng nasa 100 toneladang hazardous medical waste na 3 buwan nang nakatambak sa Quezon Medical Center sa Lucena City. Read more »

Philippines faces medical waste deluge amid COVID crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 03:39 PM

How much medical waste do Philippine authorities collect every day? Read more »

Tambak ng hospital waste sa Lucena inimbestigahan ng DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 07:19 PM

Dumating na ang mga tauhan ng DENR para imbestigahan ang tone-toneladang hazardous medical waste sa Quezon Medical Center. Read more »

'COVID infection through used vaccine syringe unlikely'

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 06:09 PM

Seven children in Catanduanes who yielded positive antigen test results could not have gotten COVID from the used syringes they played with, the DOH said. Read more »

Maayos na pagtapon ng hospital waste pakiusap ng DENR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 07:30 PM

Ito ay matapos maiulat ang lumulobong dami ng mga medical waste mula sa mga ginagamit sa paggamot sa COVID-19. Read more »

Tamang pagtapon ng COVID waste sa mga bahay ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 01:03 PM

Nanawagan ang isang grupo ngayong Miyerkoles na dapat ipatupad ang tamang pagtapon at paghiwa-hiwalay ng COVID-19 waste sa mga tahanan. Read more »

Medical waste itinapon sa tabi ng dagat sa Catanduanes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 03:34 PM

Sa imbestigasyon na isinagawa ng barangay, galing umano sa isang medical laboratory sa Virac ang mga itinapong medical waste. Read more »

DENR inatasang maglatag ng programa ukol sa medical waste

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:45 PM

Ayon sa DENR, may mga inilabas nang guidelines ang ahensiya patungkol dito. Read more »

Medical waste beyond PH disposal capacity: DENR

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:23 PM

The Philippines' current medical excess is beyond the country's existing capacity for waste disposal, a DENR official said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 waste now becoming a burden to hospitals, LGUs

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:32 PM

More than 630,000 metric tons of medical waste from Philippine hospitals were collected in the first half of the year alone. Read more »

Greenpeace PH renews call to properly dispose of face masks, face shields

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 08:53 AM

The pandemic has produced an estimated 280 metric tons of infectious waste in a month last year, said one Greenpeace Philippines environmentalist. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 15, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:35 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

'Wastong waste segregation sa mga ospital di nasusunod dahil sa takot sa COVID-19'

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:30 PM

Dumami umano ang mga plastic na itinuturing na infectious waste mula sa ilang mga ospital sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Dumped medical waste noticed in popular Batangas diving spot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 04:57 AM

The dumping of medical waste in the waters of a popular diving spot in the Philippines highlights the continuing problem of how to safely discard protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Mas maraming medical waste napansin sa Batangas dive sites

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 01:28 PM

Nababahala ang divers sa dumadaming medical waste na kumakapit sa mga coral reef sa katubigan ng Anilao, Batangas.  Read more »

Pandemic trash

Text and photos by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 09:26 AM

As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise, the use of protective personal equipment (PPE) required by both patient and staff, has led to a dramatic increase in the volume of medical waste.  Read more »

TINGNAN: Medical waste tumambad sa mga motorista sa bahagi ng EDSA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 08:30 PM

Nabulaga ang mga awtoridad at ilang motorista sa nagkalat na medical waste sa bahagi ng EDSA-White Plains.    Read more »