The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Philippine Medicine Day (Proclamation No. 407, s. 1953) September 15 is Philippine Medicine Day. Philippine Medicine Day was established to remind our countrymen of the importance of treatment and the duty of the government to keep Filipinos safe. Itinatag ang pagdiriwang na ito upang ipaalala sa ating mga kababayan ang kahalagahan ng paggagamot at ang … Read more
Ginhawa inventor to receive visionary award for medical research. The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) will confer the 2021 Geminiano De Ocampo Visionary Award for Medical Research (GTOVAMR) to Dr. Camilo C. Roa, a retired professor who invented the low-cost, high-quality portable ventilator for COVID-19. Dr. Roa, together with Dr. Abundio Balgos, his … Read more
Oldest Filipino to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca? Tomasa V. Amurao, 101 years old, fondly called “Nanay Po” from Barangay Talon Dos is the oldest Las Piñas resident to get a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine on April 1, 2021. Dr. Benjamir Cabrera, Nanay Po’s grandson, says her grandmother has a medical clearance to get vaccinated. … Read more
Definition of tiered close contacts for suspected and COVID-19 positive individuals Know the different definitions of tiered close contacts for suspected and COVID-19 positive individuals. Let’s stay vigilant and practice PHYSICAL DISTANCING because the farther, the better. High-Risk Close Contacts Both without mask Less than 1.5 m distance indoors More than 15 minutes in a … Read more
Lakad-bulan (Sambong “Blumea balsamifera”) Bicolanos have their own version of moonwalk that is neither space walking nor dancing. Rather it comes in the form of a medicinal plant, whose local name lakad-bulan literally translates to walking on the moon. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) of plant Family Asteraceae is native to the Philippines. Locally called lakad-bulan, the … Read more