Manila, Philippines – Umapela kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si  House  Speaker Lord Allan Velasco na ikunsidera ang tuntuning ukol sa pagsusuot ng plastic face shields bilang dagdag proteksyon laban sa COVID-19.

Sa kaniyang sulat sa pangulo at binigyan din ng kopya si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III ay binigyang diin ni Velasco  na ang sapilitang pagpapasuot sa face shield ay nakakadagdag ng gastusin sa mga Pilipino na matagal ng hirap dahil sa pandemya.

“May I humbly and respectfully recommend that the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the Department of Health both under the Executive Department reconsider the mandatory use of plastic face shields for the general public (under IATF Resolution No. 88 and Joint Memorandum Circular 2021-0001 on the Clarificatory Guidelines on the Mandatory Use of Face Shields Outside of Residence for COVID-19 Mitigation, respectively) when going out of their homes or indoors, including in malls, commercial establishments, and public transportation,” sa kaniyang sulat sa pangulo.

Kinuwestyon din ng mambabatas ang kawalan ng solidong  at matibay na medical proof na ang paggamit ng face shield ay epektibo upang makaiwas sa pagkahawa ng nakamamatay na coronavirus.

“The use of face shields has made little difference in protecting against the transmission of COVID-19 over the proper use of masks alone, and imposes an additional burden to poor Filipino families already reeling from the adverse effect of the pandemic on their livelihood,” dagdag pa ni Velasco.

Tinukoy pa ng kongresista ang COVID-19 Low Income Household Panel and Economic (HOPE) survey na inilunsad ng World Bank at suportado ng Australian government kung saan ipinakita na lalong inilulubog ng pandemya ang may 18 miyong mahihirap na pamilya o ang 70 porciento ng populasyon na karamihan ay nasa rural areas sa Visayas at Mindanao.

Aniya, lumabas din sa resulta ng HOPE survey na ang 56 porciento ng mga pamilyang Pilipino ay wala ng makain.

“COVID-19 has worsened hunger among Filipinos. The cost of a face shield of about P20 to P50 is already a substantial amount equivalent to the cost of a meal for these poor Filipinos, and mandatory requirement of the same takes away money for food from these families,” sinabi pa ni Velasco.

Kahit aniya ang World Health Organization at ang United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ay nagrekomenda na gumamit ng proteksyon sa mata gaya ng goggles at face shields kung may direktang kontak sa mga pasyenteng may  COVID-19.

“The rest of the world universally considers the following as effective interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19: proper wearing of face masks, regularly washing or disinfecting of hands or high-touch surfaces, and ensuring proper ventilation in indoor spaces.Please reconsider our current policy that requires our poor kababayans to buy and wear a piece of plastic shield over their already masked faces ,” dagdag pa ni Velasco. (Meliza Maluntag)

Manila, Philippines — Maaaring maiba ang COVID-19 test results sa samples na kinuha sa isang pasyente sa ibang oras, ayon sa Department of Health (DOH).

Kaugnay ito ng   pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mayroong “false positive” results in sa mga pagsusuri na ginawa ng Philippine Red Cross (PRC).

“The outcome of a laboratory test result is influenced by multiple factors, affecting all the phases of testing from pre-analytic, analytic to post-analytic,” ayon kay DOH Undersecretary at spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire

“Additionally, it is possible for test results from the same case collected at two different time points to vary, potentially due to the timing of specimen collection.” RNT/FGDC

Manila, Philippines – Iminungkahi ni Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana na dapat magkaroon ang Pilipinas ng reformulated COVID-19 vaccines kung planong magturok ng booster doses sa mga susunod.

 “Sa general population mukhang for now two doses is enough at kung magkaka-booster man tayo later on, I would rather get a new and improved reformulated vaccine na kasama na iyong Delta sa titirahin niya dahil kung mag-boost tayo nitong old-type vaccine, I don’t know how much more it will add sa clinical efficacy and mataas na rin iyong protection against severe disease,” ani Salvana sa Palace news conference.

Sa ngayon, dapat ipagpatuloy ng bansa ang pagbabakuna.

Sinang-ayunan naman ito ni OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco.

“At this point, it’s so important to build up population immunity in the Philippines and the population immunity will also directly benefit those who are immunocompromised and who might have weakened immune systems because it prevents the virus from getting to them.” RNT/FGDC

Manila – TATAKBO bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas si Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso sa darating na 2022 national election.

Ito ang kinumpirma ng kampo ni Yorme Isko kung saan magiging Vice Presidential running mate nito si Dr. Willie Ong.

Nakatakda namang magsagawa ng pormal na deklarasyon ang tandem ni Yorme Isko at ni Dr. Ong bukas, Set. 22 sa lungsod ng Maynila.

Nilinaw naman ni Domagoso na hindi pa sarado ang kanilang pinto para sa isang United Opposition. Bukod kay Yorme Isko nag-anunsiyo na rin na tatakbo sa pagka-Pangulo sina Sen. Panfilo Lacson at Sen. Many Pacquiao.

Matatandaan na kamakailan lamang ay tinanggap ni Domagoso ang pagiging Presidente ng sinalihan nitong partido na Aksyon Demokratiko na itinatag ni dating Senador Raul Roco. JAY Reyes

Manila, Philippimes – Hinanapan ng oras ni 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach nitong September 19 ng oras to reconnect with her fans.

Ito’y sa pamamagitan ng kanyang vlog na may pamagat na Pia Life Update: Finally Answering Your Questions.

Isa sa mga tinalakay roon ang kanyang goals before settling down. Ito’y ang magkaroon ng sariling bahay at nagosyo.

More than seeing herself married to her businessman-boyfriiend Jeremy Jauncey, mas looking forward si Pia to becoming a mother.

Mag-iiba na raw kasi by then ang list of priorities niya.

Asked what else she wants to achieve, bago sinagot ay nagbabala muna si Pia dahil tiyak na matatawa ang kanyang mga fans, “My big what in life is being a theatre actress. Natawa kayo, ano? For sure, sasabihin n’yo, TV o movies nga, hindi ako maayos, sa theatre pa?”

Kakaibang discipline daw meron ang teatro kung saan hangang-hanga siya sa mga stage actors.

Pahabol pa sa kanyang artistic side, “Frustrated singer din ako.”

Hala, baka pagmulan na naman ito ng intriga sa kanila ng kapwa dating Miss Universe na si Catriona Gray na mahusay sa larangan ng pag-awit. Ronnie Carrasco III