DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that monkeypox is not considered as a sexually transmitted disease (STD). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire debunked this misconception during a recent press briefing. "Monkeypox has not been classified as a sexually transmitted disease," said...
DOH The Philippines has been logging more than 3,000 Covid-19 cases per day, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, August 2. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said an average of 3,541 cases have been recorded daily in the recent week. "All areas are still at continuous...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no need to establish another task force specifically for monkeypox. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there is already an Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), "which is not just...
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) urged the local government units and its other partners to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination efforts to reach their target of vaccinating...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to strengthen the delivery of mental health services in basic education schools in the Philippines. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 379 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act in hopes of immediately countering...
17DENGUE The Department of Health (DOH) said that the number of dengue cases in the country has already reached more than 82,000 since the start of this year. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a total of 82,597 dengue cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to July 16. "Cases this year...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no reason to delay the...
DOH Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there is no need yet to close down the country's borders amid growing concerns about the monkeypox virus. "Closing our borders....is somehow irrational at this point," said Vergeire during a press briefing on Tuesday, Aug....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported two cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that these two cases were from Western Visayas. "One individual is partially vaccinated while the other individual is unvaccinated," said Vergeire in...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Aug. 1, a total of 24,100 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH/MB) According to DOH's weekly case bulletin, average daily cases is at 3,443 and is 24 percent higher than in the past week from July 18 to July 24. Among this, 76...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman revealed on Monday, August 1, a little-known fact about the late former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR): He was a staunch advocate of reproductive health (RH). Former President Fidel V. Ramos (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Reuters, Facebook) "...
Tapping into the therapeutic effects of art to mental health, the council of Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City launched on Saturday, July 30, a free monthly art program to strengthen ties between communities and curb pandemic-driven woes. BSA Chairman Raymond U. Lising oversees the launching...
