Testing has always been Duterte govt’s priority in COVID response

Testing has always been a priority of the government’s response against COVID-19, with President Rodrigo Duterte emphasizing anew the importance of aggressive and accessible testing to prevent the spread of the disease, the national government’s COVID-19 response implementers said Wednesday.
 
They also called on PhilHealth to ensure free access to RT-PCR tests for those covered under the expanded testing guidelines.
 

BCDA STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO AS PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON CLARK PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

We greatly welcome the appointment of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Presidential Adviser on Clark Programs and Projects. Her wisdom and gravitas will be invaluable in making the vision of Clark as the next premier metropolis of Asia a reality.

BCDA inspects COVID facilities in New Clark City, checks on health workers after Ulysses lashes Luzon

Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO and National Task Force Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon on Saturday inspected the facilities in New Clark City which are currently operating as quarantine centers for COVID-positive patients, after Typhoon Ulysses battered most parts of Luzon, including Pampanga and Tarlac.

 

Playing at home court energizes Kapampangan PBA stars

Basketball pros Ian Sangalang of Magnolia Hotshots and Arwind Santos of San Miguel Beermen expressed joy in playing at their home province in the restart of the 2020 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup.

 

“Siyempre ‘yung paglalaro sa hometown sobrang sarap sa feeling. Pagdating ko dito, ‘yung parang lahat ng nakikita ko pwede kong kausapin through Kapampangan,” Sangalang, who hails from Lubao, said in a press conference Thursday, October 15.