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Saliva COVID-19 test can be used for travel: PH Red Cross

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Updated as of Jan 26 10:22 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Cheaper and non-invasive saliva COVID-19 test can be used by those taking a trip abroad, those taking the Bar exams and even students before they return to classrooms, the Philippine Red Cross said Tuesday. Read more »

PH Red Cross to rollout saliva COVID-19 test Monday

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:41 AM

The Philippine Red Cross said it would begin the use of the cheaper and less invasive saliva COVID-19 test on Monday following the approval by the Department of Health. Read more »

Mga batang edad 10 hanggang 14, papayagan nang lumabas sa MGCQ areas

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Posted at Jan 22 07:18 PM

Luluwagan na ang age-restriction sa mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng MGCQ.  Read more »

IATF allows licensure exams in January-March

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:56 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response has allowed the Professional Regulation Commission to facilitate licensure examinations in the first 3 months of this year, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Philippine Red Cross expects approval of COVID-19 saliva test within the week

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Updated as of Jan 20 08:36 AM

The Philippine Red Cross expects authorization of the saliva-based coronavirus testing within the week, one of its officials said Wednesday. Read more »

US declares China's repression of Uighurs 'genocide'

Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 03:05 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has determined that China has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, delivering an embarrassing blow to Beijing a day before US President-elect Joe Biden is to take office. Read more »

Coronavirus saliva test game changer for Philippine pandemic response - ex-health secretary

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 09:26 AM

A saliva-based coronavirus testing will be a "game changer" in the country's pandemic response because it is time- and cost-efficient, a former health secretary said Tuesday. Read more »

COVID-19 saliva test: PH Red Cross to submit results of pilot study Monday

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Updated as of Jan 17 05:17 PM

Dr. Paulyn Ubial, head of the Philippine Red Cross molecular laboratories, told ABS-CBN News that the findings will be forwarded to the Department of Health. Read more »

Gordon eyes probe into illegal COVID-19 vaccinations in PH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:25 PM

Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon on Tuesday said the Senate should look into the reported illegal COVID-19 vaccinations happening in the country, including the inoculation of some Chinese nationals and Presidential Security Group personnel. Read more »

PhilHealth's debt to PH Red Cross balloons to nearly P1B again: Gordon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 04:37 PM

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp's (PhilHealth) debt to the organization has ballooned to nearly P1 billion for the second time after the state insurance firm failed to settle payments shortly after each test. Read more »

Gov't yet to decide on use of cheaper saliva COVID-19 test: PH Red Cross

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:33 AM

MANILA - The Philippines has yet to decide on the use of saliva tests in detecting the novel coronavirus, the Philippine Red Cross said Monday. Read more »

64 pass December 2020 physician board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 10:31 PM

Here are the successful examinees. Read more »

Ilang medical professional pinasususpinde dahil sa PhilHealth issue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 09:14 PM

Pinasususpinde ang isang doktor at ilang medical professionals kaugnay ng anomalya sa PhilHealth. Read more »

Vergeire hinimok ang mga bagong doktor na ‘manatili, magsilbi sa bayan’

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Updated as of Nov 29 05:30 AM

MAYNILA - May sapat na incentive programs ang Department of Health sa mga doktor para hikayatin silang manatiling magsilbi sa bansa. Read more »

Cancer patient noon, doktor na ngayon: Kuwento ng tagumpay ng bagong doktor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:11 PM

Kabilang si Melvin Rey de Jesus sa mga nakapasa sa 2020 Physician Licensure Examination. Read more »

Palace congratulates new doctors including VP Robredo's daughter

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:21 PM

Malacañang on Thursday congratulated the daughter of Vice President Leni Robredo, Tricia, and her fellow new doctors who passed the Physician Licensure Examination for this month, as the coronavirus pandemic raged.  Read more »

‘Doctor na si Tricia!’: Robredo celebrates daughter passing physicians’ exams

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Posted at Nov 26 02:00 AM

Robredo expressed her excitement as her daughter, Tricia Robredo, passed the Physician Licensure Examination for November 2020. Read more »

UP grad tops November 2020 physician board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 01:53 AM

Jomel Garcia Lapides of University of the Philippines in Manila (UP Manila) topped the exams with a rating of 88.67 percent.   Read more »

PH Red Cross opens COVID-19 testing lab in Isabela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 10:15 AM

The Philippine Red Cross has opened a coronavirus testing laboratory in Isabela province that will service the entire region of Cagayan Valley, its chairman Sen. Richard Gordon said Sunday. Read more »

Gordon blames Duque after Duterte calls PH Red Cross 'greedy'

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Posted at Nov 07 12:00 AM

Philippine Red Cross chairman Sen. Richard Gordon came to the defense of the organization after President Rodrigo Duterte called it greedy. Read more »