The government may not attain its target of 5 million COVID-19 doses administered for its third national vaccination drive, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 17. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program's goal, according to Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 17 that the country has vaccinated 263,932 kids aged five to 11 with their first dose of Pfizer vaccines since the start of the nationwide rollout. THUMBS UP -- Marcus Julian C. Mendoza, 11, shows a thumbs up while receiving his Pfizer vaccine...
The current P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 will provide a 10-figure subsidy to several government-owned coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City. Quezon City mayoralty bet, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Photo from Mike Defensor's Facebook) According...
The slight increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila “feels like a Valentine spike,” an OCTA Research fellow said. “632 new cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). With mostly fresh cases, this feels like a Valentine spike. The figure shows that...
TACLOBAN CITY - To strengthen community protection and vaccinate the region’s total population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH EVCHD) aims to vaccinate a total of 735,631 children, with ages 5 to 11....
Taguig City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases decreased to 298 from peaking to 598 in the previous days. The City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) reported on Feb. 16 that as of Feb. 15, Taguig has 298 active COVID-19 cases out of 64,228 confirmed cases, 63,466...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, Feb. 17 expressed hopes that the number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country would continue to decline through continued vigilance and cooperation from every Filipino. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go Go, chairman of the Senate...
Southeast Asian nations unite to fight ‘other pandemic’–tuberculosis As daily life around the world continues to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people remain unaware that we are “missing millions” of individuals to another, less prominent pandemic: tuberculosis (TB). Luckily,...
Summer Ong, wife of detained businessman Linconn Ong, has appealed to Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Richard Gordon to free her husband for humanitarian reasons. Senate President Tito Sotto Ong, along with siblings Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, were previously cited in contempt by the...
The Department of Health reported 2,671 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 16. (DOH) Wednesday's update brings the total number of cases to 3,644,597. Active cases have come down to 68,829. DOH said that 93.2 percent of it are mild and asymptomatic. Among the active...
Achieving the 70 percent vaccination target this year is a "matter of choice" for the public to help end the critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Philippine Red Cross launched its pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children aged five to 11 in Zamboanga City, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 16. The country's premier humanitarian organization said that it continues to support the National COVID-19 vaccination...
