DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged hospitals to expand their bed capacities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients as the number of infections continue to rise. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III made the appeal during President Duterte's televised public address on Thursday, Sept. 16....
It's now the senators against some members of the House of Representatives on the issue of the Senate's ongoing probe on the government's purchase of pandemic-related supplies. Senator Richard Gordon addresses members of the media in an online briefing on August 24, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN...
The executive department has no authority to prohibit private individuals from attending the Senate's investigation on the alleged anomalies in the government's procurement of COVID-19 supplies, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Wednesday, September 15. Senate President Vicente Sotto III...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, Sept, 15, that 16,989 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were detected nationwide. The new cases brought the country’s cumulative total to 2,283,011. The DOH noted that 7.5 percent or 170,446 of the total figure are active cases....
The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to see a sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines as it reported more than 18,000 new infections on Tuesday, Sept. 14. There were 18,056 new people who tested positive for...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has walked back on his statement Monday, Sept. 13 wherein he claimed that the government had approved a proposal to give healthcare workers "booster" shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ Screenshot...
The Senate will remain independent and continue with its mandate in ensuring proper use of public funds, even as the executive department would refuse to cooperate in its proceedings. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular session of the...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Another 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday,...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 13, that there is still no final recommendation on whether to use booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the...
Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao on Monday, Sept. 13, maintained that he exercised due diligence in selecting contractors for the Department of Health's (DOH) supply requirements for COVID-19 response. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao addresses issues related to...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
