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Representatives from iNova Pharma Philippines Inc. (makers of Difflam-C gargle) together with Dr. Jennifer Nailes, MD, and Dr. Roberto Salvino, MD, the doctors who spearheaded the recent in-vivo study done by the UERM Memorial Medical Center Research team on the effectivity of the Difflam-C gargle against COVID 19-related throat pain, recently held a media roundtable to reveal their study’s findings.   (L-R)  Michelle dela Cruz, Marketing Manager of iNova Pharma Philippines Inc., Ria Enriquez, Difflam Product Manager; Dr. Jennifer Nailes, vice president for research at University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Inc, Dr. Roberto Salvino, Medical Director, iNova Pharma Philippines Inc., and Eric Yuson, Associate Medical Affairs Manager of iNova. Difflam-C® is a locally-available antiseptic gargle solution. It significantly alleviates the so-called COVID-19 Sore Throat – the most common symptom and tell-tale sign of people diagnosed with COVID-19. ...

  A lot of misconceptions and hesitance has been going around about the use of Ivermectin in treating Covid-19 patients, even within our very own doctors and medical frontliners. Dr. Zen's has decided to help clear things up by initiating a webinar entitled “Update on the Scientific Evidence and Clinical Experience on Ivermectin.”     Dr. Zen's invited experienced practitioners as resource speakers to discuss and share with the public their experiences and expertise. Dr. Maria Helen  Perez-Florentino did the introduction and brief subdividing the forum into 4 focus points as follows: Evidence of Ivermectin in this time of health emergency Actual clinical experience on Ivermectin Re-purposed Drug and The parameters on what makes good, quality medicines   Dr. Eugene Reyes , past President of the Philippine Heart Association and the current Chief of the Cardiovascular Medicine Division of the UP-PGH acted as the webinar facilitator.  First among the lineup o...

  Covid-19 is real and it clearly affected our way of living for more than a year now. The health crisis that’s happening right now around the globe is a realisation that we need to value more our immune system. This is one serious virus that’s killing even our physicians and medical practitioners.  Most people right now are advised not to go out especially those who doesn’t have any more important or essential activities but that doesn’t stopped the officers and members of Kiwanis Club of Makati to continue their mandated activities  and goal, to help the children and the communities who are in need more of help.  At the start of this Pandemic, even in lockdown, Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas , the Kiwanis Club of Makati President  works so hard to help out. Because of her leadership and amazing effort , she’s elected as the new Lieutenant Governor Elect under Division 3A which is composed of clubs located in Manila, Pasay, Taguig and Makati. It’s the highest pos...

As we are all very well aware of, this pandemic Covid-19 has brought disaster to the economy of not just the Philippines, but the entire world. Our health at risk and most businesses slowed down, and worst, some totally closed down. In order to help more those employees who are displaced by this global health crisis, AAA Cosmetics and Trading Company with brands; Immune CEE Vitamin C +Zinc, GlutaGlow Slimming Drinks, GlamHigh Cosmetics By Andria and GracefulSkin Essentials came up with “Sagot Ko, Puhunan Mo” or SKPM Project.   SKPM is to provide an initial FREE capital or investment in a form of the AAA Cosmetics and Trading Company Products Mix for the chosen or approved individual to sell. Since most doesn’t have an extra budget to invest, the Group Chairman, Andrew Troy Nicolas explained, “We like to help those workers displaced by this pandemic, they have the will to work and yet doesn’t have a choice since their companies were also affected and need to remove them. We...

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI),—the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country—announced today that it will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all its employees who will voluntarily receive them. The company purchased the vaccines as part of the tripartite agreement between the private sector, the government and vaccine manufacturers.   “Providing free vaccines is essential to a healthy and safe working environment at PCPPI.  The inoculation will be voluntary but we highly encourage everyone to be vaccinated. This is to show gratitude to our employees who have all worked hard during the pandemic,” said President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederick D. Ong.   The vaccination program is part of “Dose of Hope” initiative led by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion . The program already purchased 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca . Set delivery date of vaccines for the company will be on the...

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) —the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country—donated more than 800 COVID-19 Rapid Test kits to Naga City. PCPPI Bicol Regional Operations General Manager Francisco L. Escala, Jr. turned over the test kits to Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion , aiming to help the local government unit maintain its health and safety standards to stop the spread of the virus in the Bicol region. In photo are (from left) PCPPI Operations Manager Emmanuel Manaog, Territory Manager Sharmaine Banaag, HR Manager Roxana Ulpindo, Finance Manager Jose Bergonio, General Manager Francisco Escala, Jr. and Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion.

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Sputnik V , one of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccines, today, 19 March 2021, as announced by FDA Director General Eric Domingo during the Department of Health (DOH)’s Special Briefing. Vials labelled "Sputnik V Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" are seen in this illustration photo taken March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration. Photo taken from Channelnewsasia.com Authorized for limited use among Filipino individuals aged 18 and above, the non-replicating viral vector COVID-19 vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology through the support of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Both Gamaleya and RDIF were identified by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), which chairs the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection (TG VES), as one of its bilateral partners for the possible conduct of vaccine clinical trials in the ...

HONG KONG, Dec. 23, 2020   Co-organized by China Daily , University of International Business and Economics , Shanghai International Studies University and Asia News Network , a panel discussion session themed “COVID-19 and Impacts on the Media” was held virtually on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Media leaders and experts joined the event online and discussed how reporting strategies and operations of the media have changed amid the COVID19 pandemic. Mr. Zhou Shuchun , Standing Committee member of the CPPCC National Committee and Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of China Daily, delivered the welcoming remarks. He said Chinese media colleagues have braved hardship and danger to record heart-warming battles to tell the story of China’s fight against the pandemic, which boosted the morale of frontline warriors. Later, Dr. John Gong, Professor of Economics, University of International Business and Economics; and Dr. Debao Xiang, Professor of School of Journalism and Communication, S...

As the vast majority of the working sector proliferated the streets of Metro upon the lifting of the ECQ status a few months ago, COVID 19 infections continue to rise. Hence, the general public have been clamoring for greater testing capacity to help them combat the spread of the new coronavirus in their communities. There were long lines in private hospitals, longer in government facilities offering free swabbing. The option, private testing centers .   Acculab MNL , a privately-owned and DOH accredited swabbing facility for personal and occupational testing and certification opens recently to offer an Accessible, Consistent and Efficient swabbing services . They are a team of industry leading experts determined to operate at the highest standards.   By providing smarter, faster, more efficient services they can, and will provide the lowest costs, at the highest levels of quality, at the times we need it most. They are offering a PCR swab test which detects the active pr...

On April 23. 2020, Triesenburg Auto Corp. JAC Motors Philippines , official distributor of JAC vehicles in the country, does its own part in helping the country during this difficult time   by lending its test drive units to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Region 4-Calabarzon office . JAC Motors turned over 2 units of JAC S2 Compact SUV, 1 unit of JAC S1 Mini-SUV, 1 unit of JAC J4 Sedan , and 1 unit of JAC M3 8-Seater Mini-Van . JAC vehicles that were lent were to be used in DSWD’s monitoring and validation of the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in the different localities in the CALABARZON region. DSWD Region 4—Calabarzon was having challenges with the mobility of their staff given the distances of the locations. Some of the DSWD staff had to walk long distances after doing their work just to get home. Upon learning this, JAC Motors Philippines immediately offered to lend its vehicles to DSWD to help them successfu...