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ZAMBOANGA CITY -The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9) has warned the public against the use of an illegal and dangerous new drug substance, known as "shabu pills". Darmalyn Jumlail, PDEA-9 information officer, issued the warning Thursday after authorities in Manila have seized several pieces of the new type of illegal drug. Jumlail said PDEA-9 is closely working together with other law enforcement agencies to prevent the entry of the new drug substance into the city and the region. "We are warning everyone that this kind of illegal drug is no...

(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang is pushing the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expand its Covid-19 Home Isolation Benefit Packages (CHIBP) to include free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said PhilHealth currently covers free testing but only among patients who are symptomatic and are currently confined in public or private hospitals. "We're also pushing PhilHealth to increase the packages for home treatment. Those who are treating themselves at home can also be co...

(File photo) MANILA - The national government may reassess the price range for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to make them more affordable, Malacanang said on Monday. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, made this remark amid concerns that some laboratories and hospitals are turning RT-PCR testing into a private business. "Maybe we can start assessing again the prices, although we went through that cycle, we went through cycles of putting those caps on the RT-PCR. So maybe, it can be...