Russia’s vaccine Sputnik V vs. COVID-19 needs further study—Duque
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said he is not giving yet the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 a go signal, as he said...
Russia claims to have created the first approved vaccine vs. COVID-19
Russia on Tuesday claimed to have become the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and...
COVID-19 updates: 139,538 cases; 2,312 deaths; 68,432 recoveries
Nearly 140,000 coronavirus infections have been recorded in the Philippines as the country's health department reported 2,987 additional cases on Tuesday.
On Monday, the government...
Davao City hospital had the lion’s share of reimbursement for COVID-19 patients — PhilHealth...
A hospital located in Davao City got the lion’s share of reimbursement for COVID-19 patients, a Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) legal counsel said...
Ex-Comelec chair Brillantes passes away, Malacañang condoles
Malacañang expressed its sympathies to the family of former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., who passed away on Tuesday.
“We condole with...
Former PhilHealth Senior VP resigned out of ‘delicadeza’, another confirms corruption allegations
The former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) senior vice president, Augustus De Villa, on Tuesday said delicadeza was one the reasons why he filed...
Global COVID-19 infections more than 20 million
More than 20 million coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been now been reported around the world, over half in the Americas, according to an...
BREAKING! PH Covid updates: 136,638 cases; 68,159 recoveries; 2,290 deaths
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported a new record-high of 6,958 additional cases in a single day, bringing the total to 136,638...
Sotto expects Duterte to fire PhilHealth execs found involved in corruption
"I expect him to relieve some people. Lahat ng mayroong 'whiff of corruption' na nabanggit. Whiff lang ah, hindi smoke," Sotto said in an...
Metro Manila ready to return to GCQ—Lorenzana
Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana, who is also the chairman of the National Task Force on COVID-19, on Monday said the National Capital Region could...
