(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to look for ways on how coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients will be able to vote in the upcoming national and local elections next year. “Sana po (We hope) Comelec will have an alternative way of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) detected 20,336 more people who were infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on Friday's case bulletin, the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now at 2,324,475, of which, 8.1 percent or 188,108 are active infections. Of those who are...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that positive results from rapid antigen tests are not yet included in the daily tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. “Pinag-aaralan pa ito ng mas maayos. Soon, sana maayos na at madagdag na sa counts natin...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched its latest campaign that aims to strengthen the Philippines' position as a popular tourist destination in the global market once international leisure travel resumes. View from the peak of the well-known Mt. Apo in Davao. (Photo courtesy of Aya Lowe for...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still collecting additional evidence before recommending the use of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to ensure the safety of the public. “Sa ngayon wala pa tayong nakakalap pa na...
Ivermectin (MB/FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that antiparasitic drug Ivermectin is still not recommended as a possible treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement as she cited the recommendation of the...
Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat on Friday, Sept. 17 decried as illegal government’s decision to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Finance. Sugarcane farmers In a press statement, Cabatbat said various farmers...
DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Friday, Sept. 17, that requiring workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is prohibited. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement...
Last week’s signing of a memorandum of understanding involves key government agencies in planning and executing programs and activities for National Food Month HANDS DOWN AN ENJOYABLE EATING EXPERIENCE Kamayan or boodle fight is the traditional practice of eating with bare hands Food binds...
More than half of the entire tourism workers population in the country have already been vaccinated against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and University of the Philippines (UP) will inaugurate next month a new analytical facility for proteomics research that will boost the genomic research capacities of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC). Department of Science and Technology The...
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the pronouncement of President Duterte that the government will try to look for more funds in order to recruit more healthcare workers amid the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “We...
