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IATF OKs resumption of exams for foreign medical professionals in Sept.

August 13, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the resumption of the second part of the testing activities for the qualifying assessment for foreign medical professionals by September. IATF Resolution No. 62 issued on August

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FDA says registered Chinese medicine not for COVID-19

August 13, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday said a Chinese traditional medicine is not registered in the country as a therapeutic medicine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In an interview, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said their approval is for

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COVID-19 vaccine by yearend possible: FDA

August 13, 2020

A vaccine to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could  be forthcoming by the end of the year, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In an interview Thursday, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said there may be a vaccine

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Palace defends PhilHealth’s hefty allocation for Davao City-based hospital

August 13, 2020

Malacañang defended on Wednesday the huge allocation by Philippine Health Insurance Corp. under its Interim Reimbursement Mechanism by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to a Davao City-based government hospital “We find nothing irregular in the PhilHealth Interim Reimbursement Mechanism allocation

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NBI recommends prosecution of two BI officers for falsifying documents

August 13, 2020

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Thursday said it has recommended the prosecution of two Bureau of Immigration officers before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for falsifying travel data of an Austrian national  said involved in the $2.2 billion Wirecard

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Difficult for Duterte to interfere in Echanis case – Palace

August 12, 2020

Malacañang said on Wednesday that it is difficult for President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene in the case of slain National Democratic Front peace consultant Randall Echanis. In an interview by CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said aside from the

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QC police head says body is Anakpawis’ Echanis

August 12, 2020

By Ella Dionisio The director of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Wednesday confirmed that the person who was killed in Novaliches last August 10 was that of Anakpawis chairperson and National Democratic Front peace consultant Randall Echanis. In a

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Employees to wear face mask, face shield in work place starting Aug. 15

August 12, 2020

Employees will wear face masks and face shields when they are at work, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Wednesday. In an interview, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III this is one of the  provisions in amended health and safety

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