The Department of Health (DOH) resorted to post-audit “cures” to address adverse audit observations noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its 2020 Annual Audit Report. D6E62FB9-E049-4C0A-9B9D-1CEACDF37A1D At the resumption of the congressional inquiry into COA’s findings that P67.32...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the Department of Health (DOH) to come up with standardized guidelines on the disbursement of meal allowances of healthcare workers. This, after the DOH clarified that the P275.9 million worth of meal allowances reported as “unauthorized” by the COA has...
The Philippine government is requiring the use of face shields when going outdoors or when in indoor public places. Health officials maintain that face shields provide an added protection against COVID-19. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Dining and personal care services, which are...
DOH/MB The Philippines hit its biggest single-day increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,231 new cases on Friday, Aug. 20. The number surpassed the previous high of 15,310 on April 2, 2021 wherein the country was also experiencing a...
(Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that policies concerning those people vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as the unvaccinated must not be discriminatory at this point. "We value the recommendations from the private sector...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of China have jointly launched a partnership project with the Department of Health (DOH) to assist the Philippines in improving the health waste management system in the country. UNDP Philippines Resident Representative Selva...
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao should participate in the Senate 's probe and explain the circumstances behind the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPEs) which the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged in its latest audit report. Senator...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Due process must be followed before any government official can be suspended from his position, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Thursday, Aug. 19. “Kung sususpendihan ka, may proseso iyan. May imbestigasyon,...
DOH/MB The Philippines registered 14,895 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, Aug. 19 the second highest number of new cases reported in a day. The new infections pushed the country’s cumulative tally to 1,791,003, the DOH case bulletin showed. The biggest single day tally...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct free COVID-19 testing in highly dense communities where cases of the Delta variant are predominant. Binay said a free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should be in charge of distributing the special risk allowances (SRA) of health workers if the Department of Health (DOH) cannot do the job, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri addresses...
A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
