A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Philippines to fully hit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination target in every priority group until...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 25, announced that she will cancel some of her activities because she has to go into a 14-day quarantine after she came in “very close contact” with an Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Leni...
WHO / AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippine government to ensure that there is a sufficient number of healthcare workers amid the ongoing spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr. Takeshi Kasai said that the Philippines...
President Duterte said that he was now open to accepting the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III if the latter would voluntarily do so. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photos) Duterte made the statement in his pre-recorded public address...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) vowed that it will comply with President Duterte's order to give the special risk allowance (SRA) to eligible healthcare workers within 10 days. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are currently coordinating...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are coming back to the country are encouraged to register with the One Health Pass (OHP), an online portal that streamlines all the necessary transactions needed to be accomplished by arriving international passengers. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN One-stop shops...
DOH/MB Active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country increased to over 127,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 12,000 new infections. The DOH said there were 12,067 new COVID-19 cases nationwide. This brought the active cases or those who are still sick to 127,703...
The House Committee on Health on Tuesday, August 24 called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to review and possibly suspend its controversial circular that calls for a temporary suspension of claims payment for hospitals who would be found having fraudulent claims. This was...
(FILE PHOTO / MB) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded parents to have their children immunized against polio. “Children are the most vulnerable to polio, and because the symptoms are not distinct, we don’t always see the deeper problem of this virus that can paralyze our spinal cords,”...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) An official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that at least one million Filipinos have returned to...
Contrary to the grim scenario painted by its officials about the 2020 financial condition of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, the Philhealth is still awash with cash and can easily pay the P28 billion it allegedly owes hospitals and medical health facilities. Philhealth logo This was...
The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing a shorter quarantine period for fully vaccinated health workers who have been exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said health workers will be...
