Malacañang encouraged voters to go out and vote for the leaders who have the welfare of the Philippines and Filipinos in mind while following Covid-19 protocols. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this appeal a day before...
(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has welcomed the move of President Duterte to sign into law a measure that grants mandatory continuing benefits to the country's medical workers during public health emergencies. Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11712 or the "Public...
glen-carrie-wzKHNVTZmZo-unsplash The country is already prepared to conduct the national and local elections on Monday, May 9, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the government “had long been...
(FILE PHOTO) The Philippines is only recording an average of 184 new Covid-19 cases each day. Despite this, the Department of Health (DOH) urged the public not to let their guards down. “Ukol po doon sa mga Covid cases natin, tuloy-tuloy pa rin po ang pagbaba ng ating mga kaso. Ngayon po,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that vaccination sites will be set up near polling places on election day to entice more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. "Para naman doon sa ating mga kababayan, may sinet-up po tayong vaccination sites sa lahat ng polling precinct (For our...
DOH The six local close contacts of the country’s first case of the BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant have tested negative for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 6. "Six local contacts tested negative, while the remaining were not tested according to current protocols since...
Re-electionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, May 6 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to answer unresolved issues and controversies as the agency is set to increase contributions this June. “Ngayong magtataas sila ng singil, dapat rin nating singilin ang...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to address concerns regarding the scheduled premium contribution hike this year. PhilHealth is set to implement an increase in premium contribution this year, ending a one and a half...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Covid-19 pandemic killed around 15 million people worldwide in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated Thursday -- nearly triple the number of deaths officially attributed to the disease. The World Health Organization's long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused...
Better late than never, so it seemed, when President Duterte signed last week Republic Act 11712, or the “Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act.” This law grants mandatory continuing benefits to public and private health workers during the pandemic and...
Thailand just lifted its RT-PCR requirement on May 1; launches the ‘Visit Thailand Year 2022: Amazing New Chapters’ Koh Phi Phi Islands The RT-PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated tourists traveling to Thailand is no longer required, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) deputy governor...
MyHospital Telemed Healthcare Services and De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) last April 25, 2022 making DLSMC the first hospital to partner with the new telemedicine platform for at-home healthcare...
