The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and its partner government agencies conducted simultaneous surprise mandatory drug tests of bus drivers and conductors on Friday, Aprip 8, to ensure the safety of the riding public trooping to the provinces for the Holy Week season break. PDEA Director...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Thursday, April 7 reiterated his call for government to intensify and properly implement the needed safety and health protocols in schools as more educational institutions were reported set to join the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes...
While getting vaccinated remains voluntary, Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go today (April 7) renewed his call on government to make Covid-19 vaccines more accessible, especially in far-flung areas and vulnerable sectors. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography,...
In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the Dunkirk hospital. French Prime Minister announced on March 12, 2022 the opening of the fourth dose of vaccine "to the over 80s who have received their booster dose for more than three...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III appealed to election candidates to promote the importance of Covid-19 vaccination among their supporters...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 1.54 percent of the total number of Covid-19 vaccines delivered in the country have gone to waste. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the figure is "far below" the indicative wastage rate of the World Health...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed hope that the Congress "can muster political will" to pass a measure that would make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory. The DOH and the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC)...
The Omicron XE is not expected to dodge the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, a member of the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) Technical Advisory Group said on Tuesday, April 5. Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvaña, an infectious disease expert, said that Omicron XE is a recombinant of the two sub-lineages...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, April 5, said the Philippines will be donating Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea soon. DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said they are now coordinating with the two countries to successfully donate some of the country's Covid-19...
At least 66.2 million individuals have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 in the country, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday, April 5. “As of April 4, 66.2 million have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, while 1.4 million have already received their first dose of the...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, April 4, a total of 2,679 new COVID-19 cases in the past week. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Monday's weekly case bulletin was recorded from March 28 to April 3. There was one additional case tagged under critical and severe cases. According to the...
After detection of a new variant of Omicron called "XE", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, April 4, that it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) should any developments regarding it come out. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Observation and monitoring are still ongoing...
