Senate OKs bill to create Virology Science and Technology Institute
The Senate approved a bill on Monday with a unanimous 19-0 vote to establish the Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (VIP).
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Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Also known as RITM
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is the Philippines' primary COVID-19 testing site and a key institution focused on research and manufacturing human biologicals; it recently faced budget cuts and absorption into a proposed CDC, raising concerns about overlapping mandates with a new Virology and Vaccine Institute.
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Last updated at April 26, 2025.
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Sen Tolentino pushes bill to create Virology Institute of the Philippines
Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill 2893, which aims to establish the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP) to improve responses to animal-borne diseases like African swine fever (ASF).
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DOH-12 issues alert for 2 possible mpox cases
Health authorities in the Soccsksargen Region have issued a public alert regarding two possible cases of monkeypox (mpox) involving individuals showing symptoms such as skin rashes, lesions, and recurring fever.
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Quezon City records first mpox case this year
Quezon City recorded its first mpox case this year, a 37-year-old male resident who is currently hospitalized at San Lazaro Hospital.
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Philippines low risk for COVID-19 despite global uptick
The Philippines remains at low risk for COVID-19 despite an uptick in cases globally due to FliRT variants.
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Tulfo calls for cobra antivenom supply in rural PH
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the lack of cobra antivenom supply in rural areas during a privilege speech on Monday, highlighting cases where farmers and children have died due to snakebites.
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DOH logs two more EG.5 Omicron cases
The Department of Health (DOH) has detected two additional cases of the EG.5 Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
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DOH detects 711 new cases of Omicron subvariants
The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 711 new cases of highly transmissible Omicron subvariants.
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DOH assures RITM personnel jobs in proposed CDC
The Department of Health (DOH) assured personnel from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Friday that they would not lose their jobs if a bill establishing a Center for Disease Control is enacted.
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PH detects 14 BQ.1 cases, DOH
The DOH confirmed 14 cases of the Omicron BQ.1 subvariant in the Philippines.
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