Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) Senior citizens and select immunocompromised individuals can bring one household member in their...
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar is hopeful for the quick recovery of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III after he got infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte talks to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III during the 85th anniversary of the Department...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that some ultraviolet (UV) lamp products being sold online are not effective as a way to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that UV light devices should only be used in clinics,...
The top US health authority now says fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks in most indoor settings (JOEL SAGET / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending the use of surgical masks, especially in areas that are experiencing an increase in coronavirus disease...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, August 18 thumbed down Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim the Department of Health (DOH) has been destroyed by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the alleged mishandling of the P67.3-billion COVID-19 funds. The Cagayan de Oro...
A multi-sectoral group hit the Department of Health (DOH) for "deficiencies" in P67-billion coronavirus disease (COVID-19) funds, saying it's a "clear disregard" for people's health and wellbeing. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The DOH has been under public scrutiny recently after the Commission on...
Shouldn't Health Secretary Francisco Duque III be suspended, at least, over the reported deficiencies of his agency in spending COVID-19 funds? Secretary Francisco Duque III Senator Grace Poe posed this question as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee opened its inquiry on the Department of Health's...
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, August 18, appealed to authorities heed the call of health workers for the issuance of their special risk allowances (SRA) and other benefits to prevent their reported plan to mass resign. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Our medical frontliners are...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan is set to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday after recovering from COVID-19. (Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan Facebook page) Based on the latest medical bulletin provided by Sta. Ana Hospital, Pangan is already “doing...
In near tears during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, August 16, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III accused the Commission on Audit of destroying the good image of the Department of Health with the latter’s release of an audit report detailing serious adverse findings in the disbursement by...
The Commission on Audit has never “flagged or flogged” any government agency as claimed by President Rodrigo Duterte but will remain faithful to its constitutional mandate to audit financial transactions and expenditures of all government agencies and instrumentalities. Chairman Michael...
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 candidate Rousanne Marie "Ayn" Bernos is trying to ignite commotion revealing how someone told her she must have a "mental health problem" for even thinking she stand a chance against "taller, smarter, and more beautiful women." She clarified via Instagram that she...
