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Unmasking the Philippines' first COVID-19 warriors

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 12:55 AM

The battle against COVID-19 in the Philippines began quite early with two doctors being among the first soldiers. Read more »

Panukalang Center for Disease Prevention, nasa plenaryo na ng Senado

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 08:29 PM

Hindi na bubuwagin ang Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) sa ilalim ng panukalang paglikha ng Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control Act (CDC). Read more »

Cayetano questions plan to 'chop-chop' RITM functions

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 08:10 PM

Sen. Pia Cayetano said even Sen. Nancy Binay could not understand the logic of dissolving the RITM and dividing its functions. Read more »

DOH: No truth RITM will be abolished

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 05:17 PM

The RITM will not be abolished should a proposed bill creating the country's Center for Disease Control will be signed into law. Read more »

RITM says can now detect monkeypox

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 10:22 AM

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine can now detect monkeypox cases. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 25, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 11:39 PM

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

Health workers say no to RITM abolition

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 04:39 PM

Health workers denounce the P170M budget cut on the MOOE of the National Reference Laboratory of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Read more »

RITM says Red Cross COVID tests 'valid, reliable'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 11:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies have assailed the Philippine Red Cross. Read more »

RITM health workers hold protest, noise barrage

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 07:09 PM

Health workers protest during their lunch break at the RITM criticizing the DOH and the Duterte administration for non-release of COVID-19 benefits. Read more »

DOH approves saliva PCR tests for COVID-19; PhilHealth to cover costs

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 11:16 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday announced that the country is already allowing the use of saliva samples for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19. Read more »

Result of RITM’s study on saliva testing for COVID-19 to be released this week — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 07:48 PM

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine might release this week the result of its study on saliva testing for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Read more »

RITM to suspend lab operations as strong typhoon heads for PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 05:32 PM

MANILA — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine on Friday said it will close its laboratories on November 1 and 2 to prepare for the incoming typhoon. Read more »

5,700 COVID-19 testing backlog at RITM due to staff quarantine, broken equipment — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 12:09 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health explained on Wednesday that the large COVID-19 testing backlog at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is due to broken equipment, increase in sample submissions, and understaffing as a number of employees are undergoing quarantine.    Read more »

RITM gets funding boost from France in COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:00 PM

The Philippines' Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will get a fund boost from France, under the ECOMORE II project that seeks to help Southeast Asian countries to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

RITM operations apektado matapos mahawa ng COVID-19 ang mga tauhan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:18 PM

Inamin ng pamunuan ng Research Institute for Tropical Medicine na naapektuhan ang kanilang operasyon matapos magpositibo sa coronavirus disease ang 43 nilang tauhan.   Read more »

RITM says first employee with COVID-19 had no lab, patient exposure

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:16 PM

MANILA — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) said on Tuesday it was still investigating how its employees acquired COVID-19 as the first patient did not work in their laboratories. Read more »

RITM to test reliability of COVID-19 rapid test kits -- FDA

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 03:27 PM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that the the national reference laboratory for emerging diseases will be evaluating rapid antibody test kits as the number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines continue to rise. Read more »

RITM may 3,000 na kada araw testing capacity kontra COVID-19

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 11:02 PM

Sinabi ni Galvez na mas dumami na ang pagsusuri na kayang gawin ng Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) kada araw.  Read more »

‘Pay it forward’: Doc who survived COVID-19 raring to go back to work, donate blood

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 03:26 PM

For the young doctor, there is work to be done. He is now looking forward to donate blood for an experimental treatment for patients with severe symptoms of the disease. Read more »

DOH targets 8,000 COVID-19 tests daily by end of April

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 09:08 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday said it is hoping to run 8,000 COVID-19 tests daily by the end of April as public clamor for mass testing continues. Read more »