Former health secretary and now Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin and four others have been charged with graft and technical malversation before the Sandiganbayan for their reported involvement in the alleged irregular procurement of Dengvaxia vaccines in 2015. Aside from Garin, also...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that the country may receive a donation of 390,000 doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines by the end of the month. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it has begun with the process and has already secured an...
Despite the slight increase in Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that it's not the same as numbers recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the increase in...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, March 20 that all its decisions regarding hiring and restructuring within the agency have been made through proper consultations and procedures. In a statement, DOH said that these reforms are part of the goal of the agency to continuously improve the...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday, March 9 called on the Department of Health (DOH) to launch a re-intensified campaign on the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program to prevent the country from further wasting doses of primary vaccines and booster shots. Tolentino pointed out that...
The same restrictions will still remain according to the Department of Health (DOH) even in the event that the World Health Organization (WHO) lifts the public health emergency due to Covid-19. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire may still...
The Department of Health (DOH) ensured on Friday, Dec. 2 that it will support and cooperate with the special audit of loans for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) This was in relation to some documents that have not been provided by the agency during the time of...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge (DOH) Maria Rosario Vergeire...
