President Rodrigo on Sept. 22, 2021 claimed Sen. Richard Gordon could not be a senator and chairman of the Philippine Red Cross at the same time. The Supreme Court however had settled the matter of Gordon’s two positions way back in 2009.
Contrary to Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta’s claim that Subic health workers got false positive tests from the Philippine Red Cross, it was actually the humanitarian aid agency that retested them even without the Department of Health’s (DOH) order.
Clinical trials for Ivermectin will be conducted on volunteers from quarantine facilities since they will be easier to monitor on a daily basis than those under home quarantine, said Dr. Jaime Montoya, executive director of the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development.
The PRC halted its free Covid-19 testing services due to PhilHealth’s non-payment last Oct. 15. The PRC, responsible for a quarter of the country’s total tests, charges PhilHealth P3,500 for every test it administers.
Roque said both sides had to complete an “accounting reconciliation” to clarify the cost of every test.
