Amid expected promises for change as the election fever heats up, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged candidates to show leadership by example by calling their supporters to follow health safety protocols beginning in the filing of their Certificate...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is supporting three major biomedical devices engineering projects being implemented by the De La Salle University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Technologies (IBEHT)....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is investigating allegations against Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation that it tampered with manufacturing dates of medical-grade face shields for health workers. " investigating reports of suspected tampering of manufacturing dates of face shields...
Korean actor Wi Ha-joon is basking in the glory of the success of “Squid Game” and said he was excited to work with one of South Korea’s top stars in the series. “Squid Game” is now the No. 1 show on Netflix in 82 countries and territories and No. 2 in India, according to streaming...
The number of administered vaccines in Manila reached 2.5 million on Thursday. In a Facebook post, the Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) announced that as of 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 30, the city has administered a total of 2,528,840 vaccines. About 1,349,079 individuals have received the first...
DOH The country recorded 15,566 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Oct. 1, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The new cases pushed the nationwide tally to 2,565,487, based on the latest case bulletin. Around 5.1 percent of the case total or 130,268 are active infections....
WASHINGTON, United States -- US lawmakers Thursday demanded pledges from Facebook to address escalating worries over its platforms' impact on teens' mental health, but a top executive instead offered assurances the sites are already safe. Facebook Global Head of Safety Director, Antigone Davis,...
The executive department has failed to set aside specific funds for mental health interventions in schools under the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget. Students share a tablet to attend their online class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Manny Llanes/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
DOH The country logged 14,286 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Sept. 30. With the detection of new cases, the country's cumulative tally of confirmed infections soared to 2,549,966, wherein 5.4 percent or 138,294 remain active or...
A group of health workers on Thursday, Sept. 30, asked to extend the Alert Level 4 over Metro Manila, citing high hospital capacity shortage of manpower. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) President Robert Mendoza hopes the...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
