By ROGER M. BALANZA

Government authorities have declared as fakery claims by fake members of the press selling herbal supplements as cure to Covid-19 infections.

In Davao City, fake mediamen on paid airtime in local radio stations, sell fake herbal medicines not only as allegedly effective against the coronavirus disease but also as a cure-all to all kinds of ailments from stage-four cancer to arthritis to intestinal worm infestation.

The fake broadcasters cum fake herbal experts are said to be making a lot of money as they sell the fake cure alongside allegedly sure-fire “winning numbers” in the Philippine lotto games.

Without approval of the Food and Drugs Administratiion (FDA), the herbal supplements are sold as a big come-on for people who refuse to get vaccinated.

The Department of Health said latest deaths due to Covid-19 were unvaccinated individuals who take as medicines the fake herbal supplements sold by fake mediamen. READ MORE