More than 70% Covid-19 ICU beds in PH now in use

Sep 5, 2021 | Nation

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that 72% of the 4,200 intensive care unit beds in the country dedicated for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients are already occupied, bringing the situation as high risk.According to the latest data from the DOH,...

Cebu City braces for third Covid surge as health facilities ‘overwhelmed’

Aug 9, 2021 | Regions

The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center reported Monday that the city was on the verge of a third surge, with increasing Covid infections, deaths, and overwhelmed health facilities due to the lack of medical workers. (Screengrab from the PIO live stream) Cebu City...

‘Unchristian’: Roque evades question about his hospitalization

Apr 12, 2021 | Top Stories

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Monday did not go into details about his hospitalization after contracting Covid-19 despite the shortage of hospital beds in the capital, but called an inquiry about it “unchristian.”“With all due respect…I think that’s an...

Some Metro Manila hospitals hit maximum capacity anew as Covid-19 cases jump

Mar 15, 2021 | Metro

Some hospitals in Metro Manila reached full capacity again due to the uptrend in cases of Covid-19. Dr. Benjamin Campomanes, chief medical officer of St. Luke’s Medical Center, said in a phone interview with Teleradyo that the hospital had run out of rooms for new...

Covid-19 dedicated hospitals to receive first tranche of Pfizer vaccines

Feb 5, 2021 | Top Stories

The allocation framework for the first tranche of Pfizer-BioNTech will prioritize hospitals dedicated for Covid-19 treatment, Malacañang said on Friday. Pfizer vaccines were the first to be approved for emergency use in the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez,...