The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 24, a total of 11,995 new Covid-19 cases reported during the past week. (DOH/MB) In DOH's weekly case bulletin, it mentioned that daily average cases are at 1,714 which is 22 percent lower than cases from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16. DOH also recorded...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, a former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, doesn't have any issues with the appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan as health undersecretary. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Oct. 23, confirmed the appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan as one of its undersecretaries. The state health agency confirmed the said appointment amid circulating reports online. “Yes, we confirm the receipt of...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro isn't happy with the lack of a Health Secretary. This, after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he would name a Department of Health (DOH) Secretary once the Covid-19 situation had normalized. READ:...
The number of severe and critical Covid-19 patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant and its subvariants remains low in the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This is based on the DOH’s analysis on the results of the Covid-19 positive samples that underwent...
DOH The Philippines confirmed additional 1,984 Covid-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 21. Based on the latest Department of Health's (DOH) data, the country’s active cases were at 24,192. The regions with the most cases in the past 14 days were still the same–Metro Manila with 8,673, Calabarzon with...
DOH There is already a “localized community transmission” of both the Omicron subvariant XBB and XBC variant of the Covid-19 virus in some regions of the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. A localized community transmission of Omicron subvariant XBB has been observed...
It remains uncertain when the Department of Health (DOH) will have its secretary as President Marcos wants the country's situation to "normalize" first before appointing a Health chief. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) Marcos said in a media interview on Thursday,...
Following the detection of new COVID-19 Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant in the country, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go renewed his call for Filipinos to get vaccinated and boosted and to continue to be vigilant and not be complacent. “Huwag muna tayong magkumpyansa dahil delikado pa rin...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo logged 18 cases of the new Covid-19 sub-variants XBB and XBC. The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 14 cases of the sub-variant XBB were recorded in nine towns and the component city of Passi. Three XBB cases were logged in the towns of Oton and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- The number of suspected ‘measles and rubella’ cases reported in the Northern Mindanao region this year has increased by 82 percent according to the Department of Health Region 10 (DOH-10). Dr. Emma Imperio, DOH-10 National Immunization Program medical coordinator, in an...
The Philippines saw 1,379 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The new cases brought the country's running total of cases to 3,987,316, wherein 3,900,344 were tagged as recoveries, 63,625 were fatalities, and 23,347 patients are still battling with the said viral illness. Metro Manila...
