The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 3, that only nine percent of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in the country missed their second dose. “According to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center, actual numbers show that nine percent of people have deferred their...
Senators were not satisfied with the Department of Energy's (DOE) response to the complaints about the brownouts in several parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Facebook) Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, June...
Malacañang said it had nothing to do with the text message being spread reminding the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The text message supposedly coming from President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urging the public to get vaccinated...
Malacañang was not keen on rescinding the order to require the public to wear face shields outdoors, saying that wearing it along with face masks while doing physical distancing was almost equivalent to getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In this photo taken on September...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday recorded 7,217 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the country's total to 1,247,899. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines increased to 55,790, which is equivalent to 4.5 percent of the country’s caseload, the DOH...
DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance is being drafted at the City Council of Davao to penalize the close contacts who refuse to undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5)...
For TMC South Luzon, the hospital wins two awards at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2021 The Medical City 2020 was the year of the frontliners. The world witnessed how hospitals grappled with dwindling resources, increasing morbidity and mortality, and a decimated healthcare workforce as the virus...
Healing priest Father Joey Faller has tested positive of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Father Joey Faller (Photo from his FB page) The priest revealed this information Wednesday, June 2, in a video posted on his Facebook page. In a separate interview with church-run Radio Veritas, Faller...
Vice President Leni Robredo is looking at the “silver linings” of being in a pandemic after recording multiple graduation messages and speeches from the comforts of her office. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) “Pre-pandemic, I can only accept a few and, most of the time, I needed to...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it has observed a sharp spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Mindanao. The increase in COVID-19 cases in the country has become “more evident in the past week,” particularly in Mindanao, said DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC Director Dr. Alethea...
Former health secretary and incumbent Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Thursday, June 3, supported calls for the government to lift its mandatory face shield policy, raising that this could increase coronavirus transmission. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
