The Malabon City government said on Friday, Sept. 30, that its City Health Department (CHD) has intensified efforts to administer Covid-19 vaccines to its residents in support of the Department of Health’s (DOH) “PinasLakas” booster vaccination program. The “PinasLakas” program aims to...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia has approved its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country's public health agency said Friday, hailing it as a step toward "the nation's independence in access to medicine". Jakarta has stressed the importance of developing...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE) A fellow of the OCTA Research Group on Friday, Sept. 30, encouraged the public to continue to wear face masks outdoors due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila. “Bagamat wala na tayong mask mandate, importante na sa labas ho ay mag-mask muna tayo...
By Patrick Garcia and Khriscielle Yalao Several cities in the eastern part of the National Capital Region (NCR) has been placed under moderate risk for Covid-19 by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29. "Nakikitaan natin ang National Capital Region na patuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso,...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval has called on city residents to get their second Covid-19 booster shot to further strengthen their protection against the disease. “Sa mga kababayan ko, sa mga taga-Malabon, puntahan po natin ang ating mga health centers para magpabooster po tayo. May mga...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 30 confirmed reports of learners, teaching, and non-teaching staff who have tested positive since the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Talaga pong meron na tayong natatanggap na reports of...
Amid its “slow” but “steady” rise in infections, Metro Manila remained at the moderate risk classification for Covid-19, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday evening, Sept. 29. (Unsplash) The growth of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila has slowed, but cases are still rising. This...
The Philippines once again recorded over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29. A total of 2,536 more people contracted the Covid-19 virus, latest DOH data showed. This comes after the country recorded less than 2,000 cases on Sept. 27 and 28. The country's...
Nurses in PPEs The Philippines is currently facing a shortage of healthcare workers, particularly of nurses, the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Thursday, Sept. 29 “Ngayon, ang nakikita natin talagang kakulangan would be our nurses (Now, what we are seeing is that we lack nurses),” said DOH...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) is currently keeping a close eye on six areas in Metro Manila because of increasing Covid-19 hospital admissions. These areas are Pasig, Muntinlupa, Malabon, Makati, Navotas, and Caloocan City, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario...
Additional budget should be allocated to address the Covid-19 medical waste conundrum, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said. Facemasks (stock photo) Specifically, Garin wants more funds funneled to the infectious healthcare waste program of the Environmental Management Bureau of the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29, visited Quezon City to vaccinate street-dwelling or homeless families and individuals against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). DOH Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire and Metro Manila Center for Health Development Assistant Regional...
