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Alarmed by healthworkers' deaths, doctor couple produces coveralls for fellow frontliners

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 08:16 AM

Together with friends from in and outside the medical community, Doctors Neil and Lillian Rodrigo from Taytay, Rizal are racing to manufacture personal protective equipment, particularly coveralls, for their colleagues in government hospitals. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 30, 2020

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Posted at Mar 31 01:33 AM

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

DOH bumili ng isang milyong set ng PPE para sa health workers

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Posted at Mar 30 08:50 PM

Bumili na ang Department of Health ng isang milyong set ng personal protective equipment para sa health workers sa gitna ng patuloy na pagdami ng pasyente ng COVID-19. Read more »

Work continues for some despite the lockdown

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 07:33 PM

A construction worker wears a shirt over his face as an improvised mask while mounting a billboard frame in Quezon City on Monday, as the Luzon-wide lockdown is in effect to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Mas pinadaling paghingi ng protective equipment vs COVID-19 ipinanawagan

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Updated as of Mar 30 07:31 PM

Sa ilalim ng mga patakaran ng DOH, kailangan munang ipadala ng mga ospital ang kanilang PPE request sa ahensiya sa pamamagitan ng e-mail.  Read more »

Local designers gumawa ng face masks, shields para sa frontliners

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Posted at Mar 29 07:07 PM

Bukod sa mga personal protective equipment na nilikha ng mga sikat na fashion designer, kapit-bisig din ang mga lokal na designer sa paggawa ng face masks at face shield para sa frontliners, senior citizens at iba pa. Read more »

Fashion designers, volunteers sanib-puwersa sa paggawa ng protective gear

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 08:30 PM

Sanib-puwersa ang mundo ng showbiz at fashion para makagawa ng karagdagang personal protective equipment ng mga frontliner. Target naman ngayon ni Angel Locsin na masolusyunan ang overcrowding sa ilang ospital. Read more »

COVID-19 crisis: Foundation rings alarm bells for PPEs for health workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 05:44 PM

There is a “big gap” that has to be filled as far as personal protective equipment for health workers in the Philippines now, a Taiwan-based charity foundation said Thursday, admitting the challenge in sourcing it at a time it is most needed to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country. Read more »

Of 60,000 PPEs ordered, PH doctors group to get only 3,000 for now

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Posted at Mar 26 01:05 PM

The Philippine Medical Association is getting for now only 3,000 out of the 60,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) it has ordered for its members across the country who serve on the front line in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak, an official of the group said Wednesday.   Read more »

Designer Michael Leyva produces hazmat suits, masks for COVID-19 frontliners

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Posted at Mar 25 12:15 PM

Designer to the stars Michael Leyva has turned his atelier into a pseudo-factory producing hazmat suits, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPEs) for medical workers and other frontliners battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 24, 2020

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Posted at Mar 25 01:15 AM

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

Manning the entrance

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 12:01 AM

Health workers in personal protective equipment man the entrance of the emergency room at the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Tondo as they wait for patients on Tuesday. Read more »

Personal protective equipment ready for distribution

Charlie Villegas, OVP
Posted at Mar 24 07:33 PM

The office of the Vice President said it has raised some P24.5 million in donations, which will be used to augment the dwindling supply of PPEs at hospitals to help fight COVID-19.  Read more »

WHO not recommending DIY face masks, PPEs but says better than nothing

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 12:48 PM

“WHO (World Health Organization) does not encourage this, but this is a stop gap measure as we address the global shortage,” said Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, during the Laging Handa briefing in Malacanang. Read more »

Customs to fast-track release of foreign medical gear donations: DFA

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 12:08 PM

The Bureau of Customs has been ordered to fast-track the release of donated personal protective equipment by other countries to help health frontliners fighting the rapid spread of COVID-19, a Foreign Affairs official said Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 23, 2020

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Posted at Mar 24 01:04 AM

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Mission combat COVID-19

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 04:12 PM

Members of the Philippine Army wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) get ready for deployment during the commemoration of Philippine Army’s anniversary at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig on Monday.  Read more »

Global shortage of PPEs hampers DOH purchase of enough supplies: official

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 01:54 PM

“We’ve read about how people are asking why the DOH is not buying when we have a large budget. Even if we want to buy now, we cannot buy any, so we are relying on donations for now,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a briefing Monday. Read more »

Doktor may paalala sa tamang paggamit ng DIY face mask

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 06:57 PM

Kanya-kanyang diskarte ang health care workers sa paggawa ng personal protective equipment. Read more »

Garbage bags ginamit bilang protective gear sa ospital sa Laguna

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Updated as of Mar 22 06:55 PM

Umapela ng tulong sa gobyerno ang isang ospital sa Los Baños, Laguna para makakuha ng personal protective equipment na gagamitin ng kanilang medical staff. Read more »