Alongside fighting the virus is fighting misinformation CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Misinformation and disinformation have made the COVID-19 pandemic much more difficult to deal with from a scientific standpoint. The uncertainty that is inherent to a new virus coupled with the...
DRIVING THOUGHTS This will be a good time for local government units to document the best practices of their barangays in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. These can be shared with other LGUs which can localize the practices to fit their communities. More than a year after the World Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, reported the detection of additional cases of two Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases. DOH/MB Together with the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines - National Institutes of Health...
The local governments of Muntinlupa and Pateros have suspended the vaccination of people for the first dose due to lack of new vaccine supply from the national government. In an announcement Monday, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said the first dose vaccination will be...
Special treats await those who get their vaccine shots Here's what you're eating after getting the "jab" done While vaccines are now rolling out in different parts of the country, many Filipinos are still hesitant to participate and take their shots due to a number of reasons. Although the...
The Department of Health (DOH) believes it is possible for Metro Manila to achieve population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by November. DOH/MB "Based on the speed and scale on how we do vaccines in NCR, there is that possibility of achieving population protection," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recoveries. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH showed 6,477 new recoveries bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,364,960. The Health department, however, recorded 5,392 new COVID-19...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, July 5 pushed for the passage of a bill that seeks the granting of paid leaves to private sector workers during a state of calamity, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing Senate Bill No. 2307, De Lima seeks a five-day paid leave benefits to private...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday criticized the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for reappropriating the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines purchased by the private sectors intended for their workers and distributing these to local government units (LGUs). De Lima said this is contrary to the...
The Department of Health (DOH) is providing additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in Taal affected communities. DOH/MB "We are providing additional vaccines as well as additional test kits...the DOH has also procured enough vaccines for all of the evacuees," Dr. Voltaire Guadalupe of...
Malacañang assured the public that the government will go "all-out" in getting to the bottom of the illegal sale of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying no one should profit from the suffering of the nation. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
Some pregnant residents of Quezon City have been giving birth inside tricycles and other unsuitable environments due to swab test results being required by hospitals prior to their admission. Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed this Monday as she called on pregnant women in the city to take advantage of...
