Isolation czar and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar says medium to severe COVID-19 cases can be accommodated in the new modular hospital launched in the Quezon Institute today
Isolation czar Villar: We are also working with private hospitals if they can open more wards. Hindi pa kami tapos. May expansion pa kami for next month, additional 88 in Quezon Institute and Lung Center. We are also coordinating with other areas
Isolation czar Villar says it takes 45 days to build a modular hospital
Isolation czar Villar: We will continue to produce more. These variants are very strong, but we will respond very quickly and aggressively bit.ly/3dBGLsl
Isolation czar Villar: We hope [COVID-19 situation] won't get any worse but we should be prepared because these variants are very unpredictable
Isolation czar Villar: We spent almost ₱5 billion for the 26,000 beds we set up
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Dr. Amposta says she's been a doctor for six years: This is the first time I've treated someone inside a car
Dr. Amposta: I explained to the patient's son that it's a clinical COVID-19 case. We don't have available rooms and tents, so I offered to give treatment with that kind of setup — inside their vehicle.
THREAD: A hospitals' group calls the situation on the ground a 'nightmare.' How are health facilities in NCR coping 10 days after it was placed under ECQ?
THREAD: The US State Department reiterates that it stands with its ally, the Philippines, in the face of Chinese maritime militia amassing at Whitsun Reef (Julian Felipe Reef)
@TristanNodalo US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price: We will always stand by our allies and stand up for the rules-based international order
@TristanNodalo US State Department: An armed attack against the Philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the US-PH Mutual Defense Treaty
GInvest is the investment marketplace feature of the GCash app, and the first ever digital investment platform in the country.
Rampver Financial's Rex Mendoza: People are now more aware of the need to invest and save, but we need something simple and that's why we have GInvest.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Isang ID na lang ang kailangan dito. With GCash, you don't need a bank account to open the feature. Isang proseso na lang ang verification.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Filipinos buy a lot of things. It's going to be a game-changer, because this turns a Filipino from a consumer to an owner.
The faithful celebrate 500 years since the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Church Historian Dr. Paul Dumol: It's important for us because in the process of evangelizing us, missionaries founded about 950 of pueblos — first communities interacting with each other.
Dr. Dumol: When Christianity came, the fuzzy boundaries of what the family was was defined
Dr. Dumol on the challenges of Christianity in PH: Until people know very clearly what the teachings of the Church are, you're going to have misconceptions. It's time for the laity to step in.
Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the Vaccine Development Expert Panel, on the use of Sinovac on senior citizens: It is not a turn around. We had some data then that showed relatively low efficacy but the safety profile was good
Dr. Gloriani: With additional data now from China, they have now more data for the elderly. Still the safety profile is the same. You have mild to moderate symptoms. These would last only for 1-2 days