17DENGUE More than 2,000 dengue cases have already been recorded in Cagayan Valley since the start of this year, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “From January to June 4, ang kaso ng Region 2 ay umabot na ng (our cases in Region 2 already reached) 2,014, which is 897 percent...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is planning to return to teaching after his term ends as chief of the Department of Health (DOH). “I’m still going to work but in the private sector,” said Duque in an online forum on...
ruvim-noga-pazM9TQJ2Ck-unsplash Medical organizations once again repeated their appeal for President Duterte to veto the proposed measure that seeks to lower the age of those allowed to purchase vape products. “Kami na nasa medical field, tingin namin na the vape bill, kontra ito sa polisiya ng...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The Department of Health (DOH) believes that the country has already been able to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus since the...
Still misunderstood since it wreaked havoc in the 1980s, this epidemic keeps spreading through shame, secrecy, and silence Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. The local...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now currently in the process of "institutionalizing" the Covid-19 vaccination program in order to bring vaccination...
87305 Three additional cases of Omicron subvariant BA.5 were detected, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, June 7. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that two cases were from Calabarzon, while the DOH is still verifying the address of the other case. “The individual...
A MAKESHIFT hospital in a gym in Maasin, Iloilo when the province had a dengue outbreak in 2019. (Leo Solinap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas or Region 6 recorded 297 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in just one week. The Department of Health-Region 6 (DOH...
A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Makati CBD skyline The Philippines was ranked 33rd in the Covid-19 Recovery ranking by Tokyo-based news magazine Nikkei Asia. Based on its June 3 report, the country made a big jump in this latest ranking as Nikkei Asia said that the Philippines "had occupied last place in the index during 2021" or...
Mobile phone (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers pretending to be officials of the agency. "The said scam will start off as a random number posing as a DOH official and will then solicit favors in acquiring gift cards," the...
86881 The Department of Health (DOH) said that its officials are ready to work with the agency's next secretary under the Marcos administration. In a statement, the state health agency said that it is prepared for the change in administration by the end of this month. "We shall welcome the next...
