(Department of Health) With no specific treatment available for dengue, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public on Thursday, June 13, about a circulating Facebook post claiming that bird’s eye chili, locally called “siling labuyo,” is a cure for the disease. The post claimed that...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Citing a "lack of accountability", House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has expressed serious concerns over the government’s handling of Covid-19 loans during the...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco Duque III (PPAB/PCOO) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin on Monday, June 3, grilled former Department of Health...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader and former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Janette Garin has warned the public against use of vape, which she said could "lead to death" with...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Rep. Libanan's Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to create a secure patient information sharing system among healthcare...
"First, do no harm.” This foundational principle of healthcare has guided medical professionals since the time of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. It underscores the commitment to avoid causing harm to people. However, in a contradictory twist, the healthcare industry now...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is intent on calling the newest Covid-19 variants by the names of KP.2 and KP.3 instead of the more commonly known term “FLiRT” variants, in a bid to make the public take them more seriously. DOH Spokesperson...
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 29, that the Philippines won't have to undergo past pandemic restrictions as it intends to take full control regarding the possible effects of the emerging new...
(Pixabay) An official from the Department of Health (DOH) has told House of Representatives members that there are several funding sources the agency can utilize to address and mitigate the possible effects of the so-called “FLiRT” variants of Covid-19....
The new Covid-19 variants are “likely here” in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 28. The Department of Health (DOH) said the flagged new Covid-19 subvariants are possibly here in the Philippines but noted that cases continue to be clinically mild and...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has suggested a series of actions for the public to follow as a way to combat Covid-19's so-called FLiRT subvariants. "Whats more important at...
In line with its efforts to prepare the next generation of public health leaders, the Department of Health (DOH) sent a Philippine delegation to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA). DOH Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa and Permanent Representative Amb. Carlos D. Sorreta together with delegates...
