(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, that it will shell out P311 million from its contingency fund to provide special risk allowance (SRA) to an additional 20,000 healthcare workers. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the amount will cover...
The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been increases in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections all over the country as the daily case count in the Philippines continues to rise. Dr. Alethea De Guzman, Director of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau presents during a virtual town hall meeting on...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Aug. 23, said children with comorbidities may be included in the vaccination priority groups of the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The approved priority groups now are A1 (frontline health workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, it is open to giving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the public once the vaccine supply in the country stabilizes. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said allowing COVID-19...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 16,044 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, Aug. 22. The latest figure pushed the country’s running case tally to 1,839,635, of which, 6.8 percent or 125,900 are active cases, according to the DOH’s case bulletin. Of the...
The St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has assured that its health workers are "properly compensated" for the important work that they are doing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. St. Luke's Medical Center (Photo from Wikimedia) In a statement, SLMC said the hospital continued giving...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday, Aug. 22, it is coordinating with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to facilitate the request of additional funds for the benefits of healthcare workers. The Health department made the statement amid reports that mandated benefits, such as the...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Medical and hospital associations on Saturday, Aug. 21, called the decision of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to suspend the payment of hospital claims as just a tactic to deny or delay the payments. "PhilHealth's accusation against health...
DOH SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE III Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday, Aug. 21, said that part of the P59-billion unspent funds flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) are currently "available." "Sa P24.6 billion unobligated funds, P17.8 billion ay kasalukuyang...
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH A total of 16,694 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, pushing the nationwide total count to 1,824,051 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) case bulletin showed. The nationwide total count is composed of 6.8 percent (123,935)...
DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE The increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country may continue in the coming days amid Metro Manila shifting to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), said the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Aug. 21. "Kapag...
MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Aug. 21, said a community transmission of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant is likely present in the country but that more evidence is needed before it can be officially declared. "Base po dun sa nakukuha nating...
