The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced the launch of the first-ever coronavirus disease (COVID-19) telehealth project in Cagayan Valley. A member of the medical staff takes care of a patient infected by COVID-19 at the Intensive Care Unit of the Etterbeek-Ixelles Hospital on...
(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) More Filipinos have expressed willingness to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 23-26, 2021, revealed. The national survey, which was conducted among 1,200 adult respondents, found that 45...
Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed dismay over some known politicians who as early as now are focusing on the 2022 elections instead of the efforts in addressing the pandemic. Robredo, an opposition leader, lamented the misplaced priorities of possible candidates posturing for next year's...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) is hopeful that the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being detected daily will continue to decline. “Hopefully, we will see a continuing decline in the number of new cases reported daily,” said DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III during the...
President Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Indonesia from July 16 to 31, 2021 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) On Wednesday, July 14, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
As it continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, July 14, said that it has vaccinated over 28,000 people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Philippine Red Cross, led by its Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon, continues to ramp up its...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday welcomed the open support expressed by the United States for the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea and for reaffirming its commitment to invoke the RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) in case of an armed attack against the...
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it has increased the number of slots for training programs related to health. TESDA TESDA Deputy Director-General for Operations Lina Sarmiento said this is in support of the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not yet recommending the mixing and matching of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as well as the use of booster shots. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) VEP head Dr. Nina Gloriani said they did not...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another 3,806 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the Philippines on Wednesday, July 14. The country’s active cases stood at 44,408. Of this figure, 90 percent have mild symptoms, 3.5 percent are asymptomatic, 1.7 percent are...
Malacañang said the government will implement more strictly basic health protocols and response efforts in case the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Malacañang announced on Wednesday, July 14, that it has approved the extension of travel restrictions on India and six other countries until July 31 over fears that the Delta variant of the coronavirus will cause a spike in the country’s COVID-19 cases. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of...