DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. stressed the importance of checking on other health issues that the country is facing aside from Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 6. This was the instruction of Marcos to the DOH during a meeting on Tuesday, said DOH...
The local government of Navotas City started on the Monday, Dec. 5, the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) “Bakunahang Bayan” drive against Covid-19 in the city. DOH’s Bakunahang Bayan aims to boost the number of individuals who are vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country. The program...
Exercise and nutrition go a long way At times we take our good health for granted until we get sick. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, there were a lot of changes from the way we worked to how we spent our free time. As a lot of us experienced sickness and loss, it made us realize the importance of...
Vaccine Expert Panel Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani expressed her full support to the proposed establishment of the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VVIP). “We welcome that very much. Actually, ilang taon na ring pinag-uusapan ‘yan at umaandar na siya ngayon (We welcome that...
CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It has been more than a month since we shifted to voluntary masking. Full face-to-face classes have been going on for some time now. Despite many misgivings, Covid-19 cases in the Philippines have remained stable. Healthcare utilization remains low. Many are...
Editorial At the height of the pandemic, the Philippine government had to take out loans just to have the available funds for crisis spending. At first glance, there is nothing wrong here — cash is needed to purchase life-saving vaccines, procure medicines for the critically ill, and stock on...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 5, a total of 7,731 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH stated that daily average cases are now at 1,104 which is four percent lower than cases from Nov. 21 to Nov. 27. The agency also...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has set its initial investigation into the COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts worth billions of pesos on Wednesday, December 7. The hearing was set by Senator Francis Tolentino, committee chairman, and has called on officials of the Department of Health (DOH) to...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure that would mandate the establishment of a vaccine and virology institute that would lead the country’s defense against public health emergencies like the Covid-19 pandemic. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) House...
Recognizing the “heroic role” of barangay health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, Dec. 5, approved the tax provisions of the substitute bill consolidating proposed measures for the magna carta of barangay health workers (BHWs). (Photo from...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Almost all policemen in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley have been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine. DE GUZMAN Col. Jonard de Guzman, chief of the Regional Medical and Dental Unit 2, said 99.93 percent or 14,703 police personnel in the region...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 5 said she expects the Commission on Audit (COA) to finish its special audit on the government’s COVID-19 spending by June next year. Hontiveros said she sees no reason for the state auditing agency to further delay auditing the Department of Health...
