A new study has revealed that there is an “alarmingly high prevalence of insufficient physical activity” among Filipino children and adolescents, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This is according to the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by...
Filipino children must stop bearing children of their own. (Unsplash) This was the simple yet poignant message of Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez in her recent privilege speech at the House of Representatives on the occasion of National Children's Month this November. "Adolescent...
Filipino adolescents were among the most physically inactive in the world, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This was revealed in the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA), raising an alarm for...
Ahead of the forthcoming implementation of face-to-face classes, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccine rollout among minors. A minor getting vaccinated...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The rest of the children aged 12 to 17 will be able to get their Covid-19 booster shots in the coming days, the Department of Health (DOH) said. On Wednesday, June...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has approved the recommendation to administer Covid-19 booster shots for adolescents aged 12 to 17. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has already signed this recommendation of the Health Technology...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has praised the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) issuance of an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna vaccines for children aged 12 to 17. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) "I want to thank FDA Chief...
A child rights group on Wednesday, Aug. 18, raised concern on the increasing number of children with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and called for immediate action and protection by government and general public. (Photo credit: Lei Tapang / Save the Children) Save the Children Philippines, in a...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) said adolescents living in the urban areas are more likely to be obese and overweight due to nutrient-poor diet and unhealthy lifestyle. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Citing the result of its study on...
(PIXABAY) The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) has been receiving more calls from adolescents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. The number of calls at the NCMH hotlines has been increasing since last yearacross all age...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in over 500 children and adolescents suggests two doses of the vaccine are safe and generate a strong antibody response, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Chinese...
