A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Sept. 7, asked the House of Representatives to return part of its proposed 2023 budget to fund health care workers’ benefits, cancer assistance, and several programs, such as the epidemiology and surveillance budget. DOH budget hearing via Zoom on...
Some lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept. 7, bared plans to recommend Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge (OIC) Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire as the full-fledged health secretary to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire (RTVM screenshot) Despite...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The recorded deaths among those vaccinated against Covid-19 were not because of the vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 2. “Lahat po ng...
(Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed concern that other local government units (LGUs) will also follow the move of Cebu City in making the wearing of face masks voluntary, saying that it would cause a negative impact in the country’s response against the Covid-19...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) has observed a narrowing gap between Covid-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated people in terms of hospital admissions, suggesting waning immunity among the population. “Nakikita natin na lumilit yung gap between the unvaccinated and vaccinated...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) urged all local government units (LGUs) to...
As far as Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin is concerned, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge (OIC) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire is well-equipped to respond to the current challenges of the agency. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), DOH Undersecretary Maria...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to provide an additional...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is facing a challenge in identifying the source of infection of the fourth monkeypox case. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the 25-year-old patient is “quite hesitant” to provide additional information that may help the DOH to...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. received his second Covid-19 booster shot on Wednesday, August 17, as he stressed the importance of the additional dose in bringing the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic situation.. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. receives his second...
