Manila, Jan. 14 -- en. Richard Gordon led Wednesday the opening of the province's first molecular testing laboratory (MTL) for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), seen to boost testing and tracing capabilities of Surigao del Norte and neighboring areas. "This is the 12th molecular testing laboratory run by the Philippine Red Cross in the country, and the third in Mindanao," said Gordon, also chairman and chief executive officer of the Philippine Red Cross. Gordon said the PHP18 million facility uses the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method and could process 2,000 samples per day. The second of its kind in Caraga Region, the facility was donated by Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL) that provided P...