DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently facing challenges in sourcing anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab which is being used in treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. “For tocilizumab we're having challenges sa ngayon (right now),” said DOH Undersecretary Maria...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) After recording the highest single-day coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tally since the pandemic began, the Department of Health (DOH) said that COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are still expected to go higher in the coming weeks. “Cases may continue to increase in...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday bucked President Duterte’s warning he would bar Cabinet members from attending congressional inquiries saying this would mean that he is hiding something. Gordon made the remark as he questioned why the President is losing his cool after the Senate blue ribbon...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday, August 31, asked the Department of Health (DOH) to disclose the details of its plan to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) worth P819 million next year. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) The DOH has...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is looking at proposing a measure that would amend existing laws to make sure that "incompetent" state officials and employees would be held accountable, especially for the mismanagement of public funds and government programs. Senate President Vicente Sotto III...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III need not worry about being detained for contempt during a Senate or House of Representatives investigation. President Duterte gestures during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on late Tuesday night, Aug. 31, 2021 (Screenshot from...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. defended the government's purchase of costly personal protective equipment (PPE) during the early days of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic last year, saying they were in a hurry to protect healthcare workers. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends a...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Tuesday, Aug. 31, said it has not received any reports of healthcare workers quitting so far. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Sa amin pong hanay wala po kaming ganyan na umaalis. Kasi kami lang po talaga ang pwedeng asahan ng mga tao, walang titingin sa...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) should clamp down on persons who produce fake unified vaccination certificates and impose stiffer penalties against them to protect the public against such fraudulent acts that could endanger their safety. Senator Sherwin...
President Duterte hit several senators in his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, but none more than Senator Richard Gordon whom he assailed for being "too talkative" and "a show-off." President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin maintained on Monday, August 30, that former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao is "covering up" for people involved in the alleged corruption of COVID-19 response funds transferred from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and...
The chairperson of the Senate economic affairs committee on Monday, August 30, sought the abolition of two big government offices whose responsibility of buying supplies for government agencies have been shrouded with reports that billions of pesos entrusted to them were unused or were spent...
