The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced its coverage on home isolation of COVID-19 confirmed mild and asymptomatic patients through its Circular No. 2021-0014 published on Aug. 19, 2021 and will take effect in 15 days from publication. According to the Department of...
President Duterte has acknowledged the unsavory milestone of having recorded over two million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, but it didn't take him long to find a reason to commend Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III over a supposed silver lining. President Duterte...
Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it was placed under lockdown on March 17, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The National Capital Region (NCR) might record up to 40,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily by the end of...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, September 2, that he is willing to reach out to President Duterte about the latter's displeasure on the upper chamber's investigation on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 funds. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
DOH/MB The country logged 16,621 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Sept. 2, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The newly detected cases pushed the country’s total to 2,020,484, wherein, 7.3 percent or 146,510 are still active. Ninety-six percent of the active cases have mild...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The spread of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has slowed down, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Evident yung pagbagal ng pagdami ng kaso. From a very steep increase ay medyo lumilihis, medyo...
Government agencies should not be afraid of being called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) if they did nothing wrong or had no intention of doing so. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday slammed the Department of Health (DOH) for removing an item in the proposed 2022 national budget meant for the country’s cancer fund. Binay said the DOH’s move to incorporate the funds for the National Integrated Cancer Control Program, including cancer medicines...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) has set a price cap for the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on Department Circular No. 2021-0374, it stated that the new price cap will be effective on Sept. 6, 2021. “Pursuant to the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Wednesday, Sept. 1, the assistance for the affected residents in areas that would be placed under the proposed granular lockdowns. However, Malaya clarified that the DILG’s recommendation to impose granular instead of...
"Enough is enough." Healthcare workers staged a protest action outside the Department of Health (DOH) Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, Sept. 1, to press them to release their long delayed benefits. Clad in their personal protective equipment while holding placards and empty cans, healthcare...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept.1, said he feels vindicated following the release of the Commission on Audit’s (COA) annual report flagging the Department of Health’s (DOH) use of its P63.7-billion COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and his allies had earlier...
