Vice President Leni Robredo visits residents receiving their COVID-19 shots at the Vaccine Express site in Pasig City on August 21, 2021. (OVP) Over 15 million individuals in the Philippines have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health...
Eleven regions in the country are currently considered as being at "high" risk for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, September 6. DOH/MB The DOH said these are the National Capital Region (NCR), Calabarzon, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon,...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 6, reported 22,415 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, a new record high. DOH/MB The 22,415 cases surpassed the August 30 record of 22,366. The additional new cases brought the nationwide total to 2,103,331. The case bulletin of the DOH also...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday assured that safeguards are in place despite the lifting of the travel restriction to 10 countries. DOH/MB "We should not worry because we have safeguards. While there will be no restrictions, we have strict border control for all incoming travellers...no...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept 6, said that the personal protective equipment (PPE) sets procured by the government was a complete set with nine components. Heath Undersecretary Charade Grande in a press briefing on Monday, Sept 6. (SCREENSHOT FROM PCOO) In a press briefing, Heath...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 6, reported the detection of 279 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases in the country. DOH/MB This means the total Delta variant cases in the country are now 2,068. In a statement, the DOH together with the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome...
DOH/MB For the third consecutive day, the Philippines recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 patients, pushing the nationwide tally of confirmed cases to 2,080,984 on Sunday, Sept. 5. It said that “119...
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than P14 billion have already been released for the provision of benefits for healthcare workers who are attending to those afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH said that P14.3 billion...
Why did the Department of Health (DOH) take a budget cut while the Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH) had a budget increase in the proposed P5-trillion budget for 2022? This was the question in Vice President Leni Robredo's mind as she pointed out the “disconnect” during her radio...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 5, dismissed Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque’s revelation on the personal protective equipment (PPE) sets purchased during the Aquino administration, saying this was “a lame attempt” to divert the issues from the P8.7 billion worth of...
DOH/MB The Philippines broke again its record for the second highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a day after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,741 new infections on Saturday, Sept. 4. The country's running tally increased to 2,061,084 with 7.6 percent or 157,646 are active cases, the...
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines (AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is considering administering booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines if 50 percent of the country’s target population has already been vaccinated. “So yung ibang eksperto po natin tinatalaga na at least 50...
