The national government is considering setting up a "One Oxygen Command" to ensure enough supply of oxygen tanks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) said Friday, Oct. 15. Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN DTI Usec. Ireneo Vizmonte...
As it prepares for the pilot of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas set next month , the Department of Education (DepEd) reiterated the importance of creating a culture of handwashing in schools and communities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Photo taken in Quezon City...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) No adverse events following immunization (AEFI) has been reported among children with comorbidities who were vaccinated at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as the government launched the pediatric vaccination on Friday, Oct. 15. In a radio interview, PGH...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the implementation of the alert level system is based on “scientific metrics” and cannot be subjected to appeals. “This alert levels are determined by DOH. Hindi ito (This is not) subject to discussions or debate. This is...
Vice President Leni Robredo finds it bothersome that Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was not consulted in the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) recent decision to waive the quarantine retirement for vaccinated travellers coming from so-called "green" countries. Vice...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is pushing to provide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots for the country’s healthcare workers. “Personally, I recommend booster shots for our healthcare workers. I’m pushing...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 14, reported 7,835 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide. These brought the country's running tally of confirmed cases to 2,698,232. Of the total figure, 84,850 cases remained active. Of the active cases, 77.2 percent were in mild...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine government will officially start offering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to children aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities starting Friday, Oct. 15. The pediatric vaccination will be rolled out in selected hospitals in Metro Manila, the...
Some senators have urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include hospital janitors and other frontline health workers to be included in the distribution of Special Risk Allowance (SRA) benefits. Senator Panfilo Lacson said it is imperative that the DOH also consider the plight of other workers in...
Two senators on Wednesday, Oct. 13 expressed hope that the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) would finally return to normal operations as a specialized hospital despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing of the proposed budget of the...
DOH The country announced 7,181 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, Oct. 13the third straight day that the Department of Health (DOH) reported below 9,000 cases. Active cases are at 82,411 that represent 3.1 percent of the total case countwhich is currently at 2,690,455,...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged parents to get their children immunized against various vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio. The DOH urged parents to coordinate with their respective local health centers for the schedule of the immunization activities....
