86799 The Department of Health (DOH) said there is a “very high” possibility that the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now being transmitted locally, following the detection of two cases recently. The detection of two cases in Central Luzon, who have no travel history abroad, raises the “index of...
Kris Aquino was back on social media Friday to update fans about the "truth" concerning her health situation, going on to post a video containing an explanation from her physician, Dr. Niño Gavino. As caption she wrote, "Maraming salamat po sa lahat ng nagdasal for my recovery. Here’s the TRUTH...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go stressed on Saturday, June 4 the need to continue implementing minimum public health standards amid recent proposals to lift the ‘’State of Public Health Emergency’’ and make the wearing of face masks optional in the country. “It might be too early to...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) is currently cold on the idea of lifting the country’s state of calamity status due to Covid-19 pandemic as several factors need to be considered first. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the lifting of the state of calamity is...
The Philippines has recorded its first two cases of another Omicron subvariant called BA.5, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the two cases were from Central Luzon. Vergeire said that both cases have "unknown exposure” as they did not have...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is "little to no risk" that the virus that causes an illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) can enter the country at this point in time. “The DOH sees little to no risk of the virus entering Philippine borders,” the state health...
DOH There remains no indication of a community transmission of the Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1 and BA.4 in the country as of this time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. At present, the DOH has confirmed a total of 22 cases BA.2.12.1 and one case of BA.4 in the Philippines. The DOH only...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
Robin Padilla experienced a health scare recently. The actor-turned-senator shared the whole story via Facebook, Thursday. According to Robin, he was strolling with his wife Mariel and their kids in a park in Spain on Tuesday when he suddenly felt dizzy. He related, “Napakahirap intindihin ng...
Filipinos remain focused on building their financial protection and securing their health despite coronavirus statistics and alert levels steadily going down, a recent survey showed. In a report by the Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc. (Sun Life Grepa), it said that health protection continued to be...
An eight-month campaign rallying for smoke-free beaches, parks, and tourist destinations in Boracay Island and Aklan was launched on Tuesday, May 31, coinciding with the celebration of World No Tobacco Day. NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) Such was launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The Philippines recorded another milestone in its ongoing fight against Covid-19 as more than 70 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated. Based on the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 70,790,342 individuals have already...
