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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 »

Ano ang mga aprubadong COVID-19 test kits, ayon sa FDA

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:18 PM

May ilang importer ding nabigyan ng pahintulot magbenta ng RT-PCR, antigen at rapid test kits. 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 »

Palace justifies RITM budget cut

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 06:21 PM

Next year's proposed spending plan could slash P170 million from the RITM budget, even while the coronavirus outbreak continued to rage, reports said. Read more »

COA chair: No overpriced PPEs flagged during Aquino administration

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 09:11 PM

The COA did not flag any procurement of personal protective equipment under Noynoy Aquino's administration, its chief said Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 31, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 12:26 AM

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

'Petsa ng dating ng COVID-19 vaccine tentative pa lang'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 07:23 PM

Inaasahan umano ang inisyal na 117,000 doses ng Pfizer vaccines sa ikalawa o ikatlong linggo ng Pebrero.  Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine journey: from manufacturer to recipient

Vivienne Gulla and Kristine Sabillo; infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 11:09 AM

The government's planned distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to intended recipients. Read more »

DOH, wala pang desisyon kung papayagan ang saliva testing para sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:11 AM

MAYNILA - Wala pang pinal na desisyon ang Department of Health kung papayagan ang saliva test o paggamit ng laway para sa COVID-19 testing.   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 »

As lockdown nears end, Health dept struggles to ramp up COVID-19 testing

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team
Updated as of May 27 03:48 PM

The Palace recently noted testing capacity has exceeded the target of 30,000 tests per day. But testing capacity is different from actual tests conducted.  Read more »

DOH: Lung Center accepting limited samples for COVID-19 tests but other labs helping out

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 11:04 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday admitted that the Lung Center of the Philippines is not able to accept all patient samples as the country struggles to increase coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing. 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 »