By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Caloocan City government received plaques of recognition and appreciation, and P150,000 cash grant from the Department of Health (DOH) for its exemplary implementation of the National Safe Motherhood Program (NSMP) at The Manila Hotel, Ermita, Manila on Sunday, Oct. 16....
DOH The Philippines is still seeing over 2,000 more Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Oct. 15, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Saturday's number of cases was 2,367. This was slightly higher than the 2,459 infections logged the previous day. As of Saturday, a total of 26,404 patients across the...
DOH The Philippines has recorded an additional 2,459 Covid-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 14. Latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that active cases in the country increased to 26,399. The new cases brought the country's cumulative tally of cases to 3,978,354 including 3,888,516...
DOH All regions in the country are at high risk for a possible measles outbreak due to low vaccine coverage, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) warned. Measles and rubella cases in the Philippines are on an “upward trend,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Alethea De Guzman...
To further promote proper handwashing as a key component in creating safe schools and communities, the Department of Education (DepED) on Thursday, Oct. 13, announced the celebration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day in Marikina City. (DepED file photo) Representatives of DepED along with the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health Region 10 admitted it failed to meet a certain target to vaccinate people against Covid-19 within the 100-day period set by President Marcos Jr. Dr. Ellenietta Gamolo, the DOH-10 assistant director, said in a phone interview on Thursday, Oct. 13,...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A total of 2,883 Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 13. Active cases nationwide went up to 25,293 from the 24,283 infections recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The National Capital Region logged the highest cases in the...
Following VaxCertPH’s recent contract expiration, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is fixing the digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate system’s issues. (VaxCertPH) The Philippine government’s VaxCertPH contract with the software developer expired on...
A new Omicron subvariant of the Covid-19 virus, named as XBB, is not yet detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of Oct. 13, we have not detected the said variant in the Philippines,” the DOH said in a brief statement on Thursday, Oct. 13. The state health agency...
Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza has hailed the Department of Budget Management (DBM) for announcing of the release of the P529.2 million cancer assistance fund (CAF). Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza The CAF was approved for release following a...
DOH The country reported 1,623 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The number of active cases is at 24,283, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) latest data. Metro Manila still posted the highest number of new infections in the past two weeks with 11,198. It was followed by...
In recent reports, there was a 149-percent increase in the average monthly calls for urgent help received by the National Center for Mental Health. In 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that deaths caused by suicide rose by 57.3 percent from 2020. These numbers prove that the...
