MANILA Water Co., Inc. has installed filter technology in its Balara Treatment Plant 2 (BTP 2) to reduce its chemical consumption and optimize operations, the listed water provider said on Wednesday. The activated filter media (AFM) is a highly processed product in the form of particles with enhanced filtration features, lessening the need for additional […]
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Healthcare outsourcing company taps AIM to streamline operations
QAVALO, a Cebu-based company that provides clinical documentation solutions, partnered with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to streamline and automate its operations. The data architecture project funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) aims to usher in the development of a regulatory framework for home health care (HHC). “The project would increase […]
VSMMC to get 300 more beds
THE Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City will have 300 more beds to cater to patients after the Senate passed without amendments House Bill 7975 last Monday,…
Active Covid-19 cases still below 30K
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, November 13, 2021, reported that active cases in the Philippines have remained below 30,000, with only less than 2,000 cases added to the case count. The DOH case bulletin on Saturday said active cases in the country were at 29,382, or only one percent of the total infections […]
DOH 7 reports more Covid-19 recoveries than new cases on Sept. 11
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 recorded more additional Covid-19 recoveries than new Covid-19 cases in Central Visayas as the region’s total active cases went below the 15,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The DOH 7 logged 583 additional names to its recovery list, with the majority (206) coming from Cebu Province. Cebu City […]
Babies born in barangay Covid facility
TWO expectant mothers who earlier tested positive for Covid-19 delivered their babies in a Cebu City barangay isolation center (BIC) on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) deputy chief implementer and Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera said one of the mothers was also hypertensive. She delivered a baby boy. Garganera thanked the skilled […]
5 hospitals in Cebu City hit ‘critical, high risk’ levels
AT LEAST two out of 15 hospitals in Cebu City have hit above 90 percent in their occupancy rate or a critical level due to the influx of Covid-19 patients admitted in these medical facilities. This was confirmed by City Councilor Joel Garganera, chief implementor of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday, Aug. 2, […]
Under 21 Covid patients rising
THE Department of Health (DOH)-Central Visayas said there has been an increase in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who are under 21 years old in hospitals. DOH 7 Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas did not give the exact figures, but the Covid-19 tracker in Central Visayas shows that 14.07 percent of the cumulative […]
Cebu City to reintroduce liquor ban, adjust curfew
THE Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has proposed implementing stricter measures in the entire city to curb the rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. The EOC, together with Acting Mayor Michael Rama and Inter-Agency Task Force-Visayas Chief Implementer retired general Melquiades Feliciano, met on Sunday, July 25, 2021, to discuss the Covid-19 situation […]
DOH reports 574 new cases in Central Visayas on July 21
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 logged a total of 574 new Covid-19 cases out of the 3,528 tests done in 13 laboratories in Central Visayas on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, bringing the region’s total cases to 81,119. Of the new cases reported on Wednesday, Cebu City recorded most of the cases at 158. (The […]
Philippines bans travelers from new virus epicenter Indonesia
THE PHILIPPINES on Wednesday banned travelers from Indonesia, Asia’s new coronavirus epicenter, after it overtook India in daily infections. The travel ban will be from July 16 to 31 and will cover passengers from Indonesia and those with travel history to Indonesia in the past 14 days, presidential spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. said […]
Eased metro lockdown eyed for rest of June
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces this week on decreasing coronavirus infections, according to the presidential palace. Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite would likely revert to a general […]
Active Covid-19 cases breach 4,000 mark in Central Visayas
THE remaining active coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Central Visayas have now breached the 4,000 mark. This after 257 new cases were recorded on Thursday, June 3, 2021 along with 135 additional Covid-19 recoveries. Department of Health (DOH) 7 spokesperson Mary Jean Loreche said majority or 1,820 of the 4,260 total active Covid-19 cases in the […]
P5.2B spent so far for COVID-19 facilities
THE GOVERNMENT has so far spent P5.2 billion for the construction of modular hospitals and isolation facilities in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said. Mr. Villar said they have established about 25,000 beds for COVID-19 patients and healthcare workers. “At the latest, by next month we […]
Palace says ICU bed use rate in metro below critical levels
ONLY two-thirds of the capital region’s intensive care unit (ICU) beds for coronavirus patients have been used, suggesting the continued decrease in infections, according to the presidential palace. The use rate of the beds in Metro Manila and nearby provinces are now below critical levels, presidential spokesperson Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. told a televised […]
Metro lockdown may be eased by mid-May — Palace spokesman
THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces by mid-May as coronavius infections get under control, according to the presidential palace. The lower critical care use rate could also be a factor in easing the modified enhanced community quarantine, presidential spokesperson Herminio L. Roque, Jr. told a […]
COVID-19 infections at 1.1 million, with 17,525 deaths — DoH
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 7,255 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to more than 1.06 million. The death toll rose by 94 to 17,525, while recoveries increased by 9,214 to 975,234, it said in a bulletin. There were 69,466 active cases, 1.1% of which were critical, 94.7% were mild, 1.8% did not […]
COVID case tally up 8,000
The health department on Friday reported over 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a statement released on Friday, the Department of Health (DoH) said that as of April 30, it recorded 8,748 new cases of the virus. This brings the total number of positive cases in the country since the pandemic […]
Government to add 200 more ICU beds before reopening
THE HEALTH department is in talks with an Austrian company for orders of about 200 more intensive care unit (ICU) beds as the country prepares for the reopening of the economy, according to the Presidential Palace. Presidential spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. issued the statement on Tuesday after the Philippines reportedly missed its chance […]
Philippine COVID-19 cases breach 1-M mark
HEALTH authorities on Monday sought to extend the second-strictest lockdown level in Manila and nearby cities and provinces as coronavirus infections in the Philippines breached the one-million mark. The Department of Health (DoH) said it favored the extension to contain a fresh surge in cases. The agency reported 8,929 infections on Monday, bringing the total […]