Day: June 3, 2025

Iloilo City: The city government plans to request authorization from the Department of Health (DOH) to designate the Uswag Molecular Laboratory as the testing center for suspected mpox cases in Panay. According to Philippines News Agency, Mayor Jerry Tre±as announced at a press conference that the medical technologists at the Uswag Molecular Laboratory were trained two years ago to test mpox specimens, and the facility is fully equipped for this purpose, except for the test kits. “Considering that we are trained, we have the necessary personnel. As long as they give us kits, we can test for the whole of

Antique: The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has successfully registered 700 individuals from the island municipality of Caluya in Antique during the initial phase of the Konsultasyong Sulit Tama (Konsulta) service delivery caravan. This event, aimed at increasing healthcare access, took place over five days from May 26 to May 30. According to Philippines News Agency, PhilHealth Antique Social Insurance Assistant I and Konsulta point person Liza Joyce Songcayawon shared in an interview on Tuesday that the event facilitated onsite registration for non-PhilHealth members, alongside updates of existing records, health screenings, and assessments. The registrants also experienced their first patient

Batac City: A 10-hectare Beema bamboo plantation is being developed by the provincial government of Ilocos Norte in Barangay Camandingan, Batac City, with an initial batch of 10,000 propagules ready for planting this rainy season. “The area to be planted is ready. We are just waiting for the delivery of the propagules so we could start planting this month or in the first week of July,” Hashler Garalde, bamboo focal person of the Ilocos Norte government, said on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Beema bamboo is a superior clone selected from Bambusa balcooa, a higher biomass-yielding species that

Cotabato City: Three individuals in Cotabato City have tested positive for mpox (formerly monkeypox), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to eight, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Harris Ali, city health officer, noted that the three new patients, including a 28-year-old woman currently receiving medication, a 72-year-old man, and a 4-year-old boy, are all under home isolation. According to Philippines News Agency, Dr. Ali also reported that there are currently 14 suspected mpox cases being monitored in the city. He urged the public to visit health centers or the nearest

Bangued: A manhunt is underway for the four assailants responsible for the killing of a former mayor of Langangilang town in Abra province on Tuesday morning. Col. Carolina Lacuata, information officer of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PROCAR), reported that Jendricks Seares Luna, 54, was sitting at a kiosk in front of his house in Barangay Dangdangla, Bangued town, when four individuals on two motorcycles approached and shot him. According to Philippines News Agency, Luna was rushed to Seares Memorial Hospital by his relatives but was declared dead by the attending physician. Initial investigations indicated that the victim was