Malacañang has bared the government's plans to address the rising number of measles cases and the worsening heat index in the country, including an ongoing vaccination program and establishing cooling centers. (Photos: Mark Balmores and Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) Communications...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased the coverage of its Animal Bite Treatment (ABT) package to P5,850, up from the previous P3,000, to provide essential services for rabies prevention. In a statement, PhilHealth President and CEO Edwin M. Mercado explained that...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health blamed frequent meat consumption for the 91,164 obesity cases in the Cordillera in 2024. The agency said there were 70,613 obese individuals aged 20 to 59 and 20,551 aged 60 and above in the region. Joyce Rillorta, DOH-Cordillera nurse, said that frequent...
Filipino consumers are facing a health problem, one that starts with the choices they make at the supermarkets where ultra-processed foods are not prominently identified as being high in sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats. The dietary pattern that results from unhealthy ultra-processed food choices...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay underscored on Saturday, March 15, the need for the Department of Health (DOH) to allocate additional funding for the operation of health centers in the country. Binay made the statement during her sortie in Tacloban, saying that...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, March 9 released updated guidelines to prevent and manage the health impacts of extreme heat, following an order from President Marcos Jr. The new guidelines, outlined in Department Memorandum No. 2025-0114 dated March 7, were issued as...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported 124 dengue cases among students across four regions, urging schools to closely monitor infections and enforce the Department of Health's (DOH) 5S strategy to prevent further spread. (DepEd / MB VIsual Content Group) In a statement issued on March 5,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga region logged 2,369 dengue cases from Jan. 1 to March 1, a 23 percent increase compared to the same period last year with 1,921. DENGUE carrying mosquito The case fatality rate is 0.63 percent, the Department of Health-13 said. Four-hundred thirty-nine were...
Reinforcing its commitment to providing financial protection for cardiovascular health, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it is implementing a significantly expanded Z Benefits Package for open-heart surgeries and a newly developed package for heart valve...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said she supports calls for the approval of a new generation dengue vaccine, citing the need for the government to exhaust all remedies to curb the rise of dengue in the country. “I think it’s time for the new dengue vaccine to be approved, and we need...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health noted that heart disease remains a leading cause of death and illnesses in the Davao region since 2022. Health Undersecretary and DOH-Davao head Dr. Abdullah Dumama Jr. said the heart continuously collaborates with bodily systems to maintain one’s...
Four Philippine projects funded by World Bank loans totaling over $1.37 billion (nearly ₱80 billion) are progressing satisfactorily, according to the Washington-based multilateral lender. In separate implementation status and results reports this month and last month, the World Bank said the...
