(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on government to get rid of its tedious eTravel requirement for incoming international travellers despite the rise in local Covid-19 infections late last month. Villafuerte's main reason for asking this is to entice more...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 3, that it is actively participating in the development of a proposal to standardize salaries for healthcare workers in the public and private sectors. In a statement, DOH said that the same also goes for the national and local governments. "DOH...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that the country may receive a donation of 390,000 doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines by the end of the month. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it has begun with the process and has already secured an...
Despite the slight increase in Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that it's not the same as numbers recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the increase in...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
The Department of Health (DOH)-Center for Health Education and Promotion in Region 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon or the Calabarzon area) recorded 36 new Covid-19 cases as of Friday, April 28. There are 324 active Covid cases in the region as of April 28, with Cavite having 124...
The Philippines registered 304 additional cases of Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday, April 29. The number of active cases nationwide stood at 5,070, the DOH said. Among the regions with the largest number of new infections in the last 14 days were the National Capital...
More than 700 new Covid-19 cases were recorded, raising the number of active infections nationwide to nearly 5,000, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, April 27. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total of 781 fresh cases were confirmed. The new infections brought the number of...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Health authorities disclosed that there are 22 active cases of Covid-19 spread in six towns of Cagayan, raising the possibility that the mandatory wearing of face masks, especially in indoor areas, might be enforced in the whole province. A report from the Cagayan...
The San Juan City government launched its second Covid-19 booster rollout for the general population on Thursday, April 27, at the FilOil Flying V Center in the city. This is in accordance with the [announcement made by the Department of Health (DOH) allowing the second booster vaccination for...
LOILO CITY – A 16-year-old female teen from Iloilo province was reportedly infected with the Omicron XBB 1.16 variant of Covid-19. The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 6 and the Iloilo Provincial Health Office are still verifying what is believed to be the first case of this Covid variant in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Health Office has recorded one new case of Covid-19 amid reports of the uptick the disease nationwide. THE Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) is the city's Covid referral center. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The case is among eight active recorded by the City...
