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Breathing space

"There must be a better plan than simply waiting for a vaccine." Metro Manila returns to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) today, largely because...

Villar’s candor

"The clarification does not make the earlier statements palatable." A senator drew flak for callous statements she had made after several associations of health professionals...

Frontliners plead for ‘timeout’

Dozens of doctors’ groups on Saturday warned the Philippines was losing the coronavirus fight, calling for a “timeout” and urging President Rodrigo Duterte to...

Medics to Garcia: Tuob no cure

The Philippine Medical Association on Friday slammed Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia after she criticized the efforts of doctors and health practitioners in the fight...

DOTR urged to enforce ‘Clean Air Act’

The Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. on Friday urged the Department of Transportation to “protect lives” by enforcing the Clean Air Act and Protect...

New normal

No aircon in clinics Telemed consultancy Only 5 patients daily Patients should consult doctors first through telemedicine and physicians should limit their patients to five a day,...

Hospitals decry lack of test hubs

The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) on Sunday lamented the scarcity of testing centers for the new coronavirus, which has slowed the detection of people...

Cyber experts, medics team up

Amid the enhanced community quarantine, cyber security advocates and doctors have partnered to help those who are in need of medical attention 24/7 in...

We’re losing docs, nurses, says PMA 

The Philippine Medical Association and Philippine Nurses Association on Friday lamented the sorry state of doctors and nurses attending to the needs of coronavirus...

More workers at San Lazaro catch virus

Three San Lazaro Hospital health care workers assigned in wards handling COVID-19 patients have tested positive for the virus, the hospital’s chief adult infectious...

Military chief, Health usec bloat cases to 803

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. and an undersecretary at the Department of Health (DOH) tested positive...

Two lawmakers in trouble

Officials proven to have violated health protocols will not be spared, Malacañang said on Thursday amid the public uproar over Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr.’s...

RITM chief, 8 other doctors virus victims

The number of doctors who have died in the battle against COVID-19 rose to nine Thursday following the death of the director of the...

National immunization conference highlights opportunities toward vaccine resilience

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