(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) vowed that it will comply with President Duterte's order to give the special risk allowance (SRA) to eligible healthcare workers within 10 days. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are currently coordinating...
President Duterte gave his most impassioned defense of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III yet, saying he would "stand by him" even if the entire country goes against his decision to support his embattled Cabinet member. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the...
DOH/MB Active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country increased to over 127,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 12,000 new infections. The DOH said there were 12,067 new COVID-19 cases nationwide. This brought the active cases or those who are still sick to 127,703...
(FILE PHOTO / MB) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded parents to have their children immunized against polio. “Children are the most vulnerable to polio, and because the symptoms are not distinct, we don’t always see the deeper problem of this virus that can paralyze our spinal cords,”...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) An official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that at least one million Filipinos have returned to...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to provide Congress updates on the status of the government’s loans and answer queries regarding the terms of purchase of COVID-19 vaccines which until now seems to be problematic. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate ways and means...
The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing a shorter quarantine period for fully vaccinated health workers who have been exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said health workers will be...
This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. (AFP FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is waiting for Pfizer and its vaccine partner BioNTech to apply for a full...
The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) on Monday, Aug. 23, said healthcare workers might resort to mass resignation as part of an impending protest if their special risk allowance (SRA) will not be released by September 1. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sa tingin ko, isa na iyan sa...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 23, recorded 18,332 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, a new record high. DOH/MB The number surpassed the August 20 record of 17,231. The additional new cases brought the nationwide total to 1,857,646. The Health department also reported...
Over 100,000 netizens virtually gathered to witness the town hall meeting on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that was jointly organized Monday, August 23 by Go Negosyo and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the event,...
The Department of Health on Monday, August 23, reported the detection of 466 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases, 90 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant cases, 105 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases, and 41 P.3 variant cases in the latest batch of whole genome sequencing. DOH/MB In a statement, the DOH said, of the...
