A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The government is mulling over the idea of providing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers and...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that private hospitals are responsible for the release of special risk allowance (SRA) and other benefits for health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) The Department of Health (DOH) chief was...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday pressed Lloyd Christopher Lao, a former aide of Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, to explain to the Senate the circumstances behind the Department of Health’s (DOH) transfer of P42.4-billion budget to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
(FILE PHOTO) Amid criticisms, the Department of Health (DOH) said that its plan to purchase four “high-end” laptops worth P700,000 has already been cancelled. DOH Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service Head Dr. Eric Tayag said that they cancelled the planned procurement because...
It's the word of the Department of Health (DOH) against that of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the issue of delayed benefits for health care workers. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO) At the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's inquiry on the government's delayed compensation...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 11,085 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18. The country's total COVID-19 cases increased to 1,776,495, of which 105,151 are active or those who are still battling the viral disease. Of the active infections, 96 percent have...
Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) Senior citizens and select immunocompromised individuals can bring one household member in their...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, August 18, hit Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's wailing about being flagged by state auditors for his agency's deficiencies in spending COVID-19 funds. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines) At the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's hearing,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that some ultraviolet (UV) lamp products being sold online are not effective as a way to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that UV light devices should only be used in clinics,...
The top US health authority now says fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks in most indoor settings (JOEL SAGET / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending the use of surgical masks, especially in areas that are experiencing an increase in coronavirus disease...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, August 18 thumbed down Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim the Department of Health (DOH) has been destroyed by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the alleged mishandling of the P67.3-billion COVID-19 funds. The Cagayan de Oro...
Shouldn't Health Secretary Francisco Duque III be suspended, at least, over the reported deficiencies of his agency in spending COVID-19 funds? Secretary Francisco Duque III Senator Grace Poe posed this question as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee opened its inquiry on the Department of Health's...
