Philippine News
Is the Philippines ready for a pandemic?
April 4, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for international.la-croix.com
Commuters wearing protective masks wait for public transport vehicles in Quezon City, Philippines, 12 February 2020. (Photo by EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA/MaxPPP) The world is being ripped apart by the Covid-19 disease which has hospitalized over 341,000 people and killed nearly 15,000 worldwide, according to latest reports. Borders are being sealed to prevent transmission. Community quarantines are […]
Read More...Manila hospitals start refusing admission to Covid-19 patients
April 2, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
At least five major hospitals in the Philippine capital Manila have said they are full and can no longer offer the required degree of care and attention to any additional Covid-19 patients. These top hospitals are considered well equipped in the Philippines. They are St. Luke’s Medical Center-Quezon City, De Los Santos Medical Center, […]
Read More...Pastoral Instruction: Let us not put aside care for Mother Earth
April 2, 2020 · By Rcam.org for rcam.org
My dear people of God in the Archdiocese of Manila, During these quarantine days most of our attention is riveted to COVID 19. This is understandable because it is an invisible enemy perceived to be everywhere.This great concern on the coronavirus, however, may cloud our mind from other important matters that should call our constant […]
Read More...The Children Are All Grown Up Now
April 2, 2020 · By WORDS BY KAELA MALIG, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARGARET CLAIRE LAYUG, WEB PRODUCTION BY JANNIELYN ANN BIGTAS for www.gmanetwork.com
Three little girls were raped in the safety of their own homes, by the people closest to them. As the years folded into decades, the girls have grown into women who bravely tell their stories — each of them heartbreaking, none of them uncommon. (Names have been changed to protect the identities of the […]
Read More...Doctor dies from COVID-19; colleague shares doctor’s dying wish for his son
April 1, 2020 · By Bianca Geli for www.gmanetwork.com
Dr. Greg Macasaet, an anesthesiologist from Manila Doctors Hospital has passed away due to COVID-19. The doctor was believed to have contracted the virus from exposure to a COVID-19 patient who recently traveled abroad. His wife, fellow anesthesiologist Dra. Evalyn Talens has also contracted COVID-19 and is currently hospitalized. Manila Doctors Hospital released a statement confirming Dr. Macasaet’s […]
Read More...‘Unwell’ Bongbong Marcos waiting for COVID-19 test results, Imee says
April 1, 2020 · By Philstar for www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 1:44 p.m.) — Former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has undergone a test for COVID-19, his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos said. Bongbong on Thursday afternoon confirmed Imee’s earlier statement he is “unwell” and said that he is “doing ok and contrary to popular belief, [on self-quarantine].” The former senator shared a photo of himself […]
Read More...Makati Med denounces Pimentel’s ‘irresponsible, reckless’ protocol breach
April 1, 2020 · By Mara Cepeda for www.rappler.com
MANILA, Philippines – The chief of the Makati Medical Center (MMC) did not mince words against Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who accompanied his pregnant wife to the hospital when he was already exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. On Wednesday, March 25, MMC medical director Dr Saturnino Javier released a […]
Read More...Philippines Can Test More Virus Patients With 100,000 New Kits
April 1, 2020 · By Andreo Calonzo for www.bloomberg.com
We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. The Philippines is boosting its capacity to test more patients for the novel coronavirus after receiving 100,000 testing kits. Five laboratories that can conduct up to 300 tests daily are in place across the […]
Read More...Philippine doctors need protection, not lawyers
April 1, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
I never thought lawyers would have a role in a pandemic. The Supreme Court of the Philippines has suspended all court proceedings due to enhanced community quarantines until April 14. Now is the time to give masks and food packs to healthcare workers who tirelessly devote their lives to the increasing number of Covid-19 patients. […]
Read More...Duterte withdraws controversial ‘takeover’ powers
March 31, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The Philippine Congress convened for a special session on March 23 to deliberate a bill that would grant President Rodrigo Duterte greater powers to fight the highly contagious Covid-19 disease. Many lawmakers from the lower house were not in the chamber but were deliberating the bill via video link. If passed, the bill will allow […]
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