COVID-19 virus2 The Department of Health (DOH) has announced the presence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country, involving 14 individuals. “We have detected 14 individuals with BA.2.12.1,” said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, May 13. Of...
President Duterte cautioned the public not to be complacent and to continue observing the government’s minimum public health standards despite the low Covid-19 infection rate in the country. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte said this after learning that the country has...
Former teen star Hilary Duff surprised longtime fans recently, appearing naked on the cover of Women's Health magazine for its May/June issue. The actress-singer did so to celebrate her body, hoping to empower other women. “I’m proud of my body. I’m proud that it’s produced three children...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its gratitude to the country’s health workers for their service amid the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Thursday, May 12, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the health workers are “the backbone of our...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Earlier start dates and rapid scale-up of Covid-19 vaccination delivered greater health benefits in terms of hospitalizations and deaths averted, and were more cost-effective in Africa, a newly published study by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The national government is still aiming to fully vaccinate at least eight to nine million Filipinos against Covid-19 by the end of Duterte's administration in June, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “If our target is 77 million hanggang sa...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) More than 7,000 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 in the different temporary vaccination sites that were set up near voting centers on election day, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has already considered the case of the Finnish woman, who was identified as the country's first Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 case, as closed. “We've considered this case closed already because of the time log dahil nakita rin naman natin with our close monitoring...
(FILE PHOTO) The Philippines remains under the minimal-risk classification for Covid-19 as the daily number of cases continues to decrease, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Kung titingnan natin ang national data, bumababa pa rin po ang ating mga cases. Nationally, 1,115 new cases lamang ang...
Pope Francis used a wheelchair for the first time in public on May 6 following knee treatment. (Handout VATICAN MEDIA/AFP/File) VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon initially planned for June over health concerns, Lebanon's tourism minister Walid Nassar said...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 300 vaccination sites have been set up near polling places on election day. “As of the latest report received today,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 1,124 new cases of Covid-19. It noted that the figure was from May 2 to 8. "Sa mga bagong kaso, 14 sa mga ito ang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman. Samantala, mayroon namang naitalang 42 na pumanaw kung saan 8 ay naganap noong Abril 25...
