The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the creation of the "Task Force on Oxygen Supply". A pair of oxygen tanks. (Photo by Moo Shua/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, Sept. 10 during a virtual...
Former presidential adviser and businessman Michael Yang on Friday, September 10, was present before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's inquiry on the alleged overpricing in the government's procurement of medical supplies during the pandemic. Former presidential adviser and businessman Michael...
DOH LOGO The country recorded more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Sept. 10. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 17,964 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease. This figure brought the country's total case tally to 2,179,770. It said...
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, recorded nearly 700 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. According to the tally by the municipal government, active COVID-19 cases totaled 695 as of Sept.9 as it added 125 cases for the day, an increase...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) logged 22,820 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Sept. 9, the biggest single-day tally since the pandemic hit the Philippines last year. The previous record-high was last Monday, Sept. 6, when there were 22,415 fresh...
DOH LOGO The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that more than 17,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were logged on Wednesday, Sept. 8. In a statement on Thursday, Sept, 9, the DOH said that 5,000 more cases were added on Wednesday’s COVID-19 tally. Originally, the DOH reported 12,751 new...
The Departments of Health and Trade and Industry should put in place mechanisms that would make sure testing laboratories will comply with the reduced price cap for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or swab tests, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, Sept....
President Duterte used the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) national convention Wednesday, Sept. 8 to once again defend the honor of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III and Davao City businessman Michael Yang. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during...
MARK BALMORES/MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines recorded 12,751 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, Sept. 8-the lowest single-day tally in two weeks. The new infections pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 2,134,005, with active cases still at 151,135, the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, September 8, accused President Duterte of covering up the alleged overpricing in the government's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other equipment amid the pandemic President Duterte and Senator Senator Richard Gordon (File photos) "...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that there were no "double payments" to the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. "In response to the allegations that the Department of Health paid...
file photo: Ali Vicoy The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is supporting the implementation of granular lockdowns but it should be coupled with “accurate” and “up-to-date” data to make it work. “For us to do effective granular lockdowns- that needs to be based on very good...
