DOH spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire says they are looking into tapping midwives and pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines, stresses they still need to undergo training
DOH says Philippine Red Cross will present their saliva test findings on Wednesday
DOH says Philippine Red Cross needs to secure a validation study and registration with FDA before saliva test kits can be used to detect COVID-19 infections
DOH says the prices of vaccine doses it submitted to senators last year was based on market price estimate, adds there are now changes after negotiations but it cannot be divulged due to non-disclosure agreements
DOH says it has yet to reach 7 passengers on the Emirates flight with the 29-year-old Filipino who was detected with the UK variant. Vergeire says they have asked for the help of contact tracing czar Benjie Magalong
DOH: Tumataas ang number of cases. Dito sa mga tumataas, nakita natin na nasa labas siya ng NCR. Kasama diyan ang Cebu, CAR, Region 2 na nakakapagtala ng mataas na kaso.
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Lacson on Sinovac vaccine: Our officials were both tongue-tied and stuttering. I could not understand why we are being kept in the dark with the price negotiations with Sinovac while our neighboring countries cannot be more transparent about it
Lacson says countries like Thailand and Indonesia have been transparent with their vaccine procurement of Sinovac
Roque recaps the recent hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on the government's COVID-19 vaccination plan
Roque: Magkakaroon po ng legal na pananagutan ang drug companies 'pag nagbenta sila ng bakuna for commercial use kahit Emergency Use Authorization use pa lamang meron sila
Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar: Ang mga magsasaka ay considered din na frontliners. Isa-sangguni din natin sa gobyerno na mabakunahan ang farmers
DA: Itong taon na 'to, nag-decide na ang Tariff management group na hindi muna itaas ang taripa. Sumang-ayon ako na i-maintain muna ang 5%
Resource persons for today's hearing include Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Health Spokesperson Rosario Vergeire, FDA Director General Eric Domingo, and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr.
Health committee chair Helen Tan: We cannot afford to make mistakes in our critical juncture in this fight against the pandemic. We need to be on time in our inoculation drive, build the trust and confidence of the public
THREAD: The House Blue Ribbon Committee starts its probe on past loans of the Lopez Group written off by the state-run Development Bank of the Philippines | LIVE bit.ly/38PeL3o
Joining are DBP president Emmanuel Herbosa, Lopez Holdings president Salvador Tirona, BSP and SEC representatives
The issue on Lopez Group's loans was earlier discussed during the House hearings on ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid, which was rejected by a committee in July 2020 bit.ly/38PfFNk