What was earlier billed as the biggest seizure of illegal drugs by the Philippine National Police turned out to be less spectacular. On April 15, the PNP announced the interception by its operatives in Alitagtag, Batangas, of “shabu” on board a passenger van that passed its checkpoint. Initially, the PNP reported that the drugs weighed about two tons and had an estimated value of P13.3 billion. The following day, the estimate was reduced to 1.8 tons, then,
If we can say “COVID is still here,” then what of tuberculosis (TB), which has been around since time immemorial and has killed more Filipinos than the coronavirus, even during the pandemic? It has been the long-running lament of public health practitioners in the country—myself included—that the magnitude of our TB problem has not received a commensurate response. One can argue that COVID-19 was exceptional in its scale, having had far-reaching consequences beyond its medical effects, from the social stigma—especially at the beginning—to the economic effects and even the political ramifications that we are still experiencing today. And of course, there’s long
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