(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) More than 400,000 healthcare workers have already received their respective “One Covid-19 allowance (OCA),” an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. A total of 526,727 healthcare workers are eligible to receive the OCA, said DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo...
Outgoing Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said he is supporting the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to place the whole National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 amid a slight increase in Covid-19 cases. On June 14, the IATF signed...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 next week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We are looking at mid-next week to start with immunocompromised," said Health...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is expected to release the guidelines for the administration of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Health regional office of Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) has recorded a big increase in the number of dengue cases in the region from January 1 to June 11 this year. Acting City Health Officer Dr. William Bernardo puts Dengue awareness sticker to one of the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that hospitals encountering difficulties in getting the "One Covid-19 Allowance (OCA)" of their respective healthcare workers can coordinate with the agency to hasten its distribution. "The Department of Health welcomes closer coordination with all...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 16, that Metro Manila remains under the low-risk classification for Covid-19 despite an uptick in new infections. In a statement, the state health agency “reiterates that NCR is still at low risk classification as of today, June 16,...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) has recorded 30 new Covid-19 cases in the last three days but the Department of Health (DOH) said the National Capital Region (NCR) is still at a low risk level. Daily data from the CHO showed that from June 13 to 15, Muntinlupa tallied 10, eight and 12 new...
The Navotas City government received Wednesday, June 15, a certificate of recognition from the Department of Health (DOH) for the successful run of the “Chikiting Bukanation Days” campaign in the city held from May 30 to June 30. The program aims to inoculate children below two years old...
(FILE PHOTO) The country’s number of severe and critical Covid-19 cases might increase by August because of waning immunity and reduction in the compliance to the health protocols, the Department of Health (DOH). “Base doon sa scenario kung saan nakapasok ang mas transmissible na variants, may...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
88698 Six new cases of Omicron subvariant BA.5 as well as 10 more cases of subvariant BA.2.12.1 were detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, June 15. Of the new subvariant BA.5 cases, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that two were found...
