(MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that healthcare workers will receive some of their benefits in cash after their allowance for meals, accommodation, and transportation were "repurposed." DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that last December, they were...
COVID virus (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the different local government units (LGUs) to strengthen their strategies against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the Delta variant is becoming “dominant” globally. DOH...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as they queue up at a public market in Manila. (Ted Aldine /AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has emphasized the importance of wearing a face shield as it offers an additional protection against the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,833 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, June 18. Active cases in the country stood at 61,776. This is 4.6 percent of the country’s running tally of confirmed cases currently at 1,346,276. Of the active infections, 92.2 percent...
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The provincial government of Cebu should follow the national government’s policy on health protocols for arriving passengers, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded on Friday, June 18. “Napagdesisyunan ng ating mga officials that the directive of the IATF (Interagency...
(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is recommending that Filipinos, who were fully vaccinated abroad, not to undergo a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test upon their arrival in the Philippines. “Ganyan din po ang ating irerekomenda for those vaccinated...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) All coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, including the Sinovac vaccine, are effective in preventing the severe form of the viral illness and hospitalization, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, June 18. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire allayed the...
DOH/MB The Philippines has 6,637 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, June 17. The country’s cumulative case count has already reached 1,339,457. Of this figure, 58,407 or 4.4 percent are active infections. Latest case bulletin showed that...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) expressed readiness to make an appeal to President Duterte if ever the face shield policy will eventually be required only in hospitals. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the matter regarding the face shield policy will be discussed by the members of...
Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols, these passengers remove their face shields while on board a public utility vehicle in downtown Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
MB/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a significant decrease in the incidence of dengue in the country last year and is hoping to sustain the same trend by the end of 2021. “In 2020, we had an 81-percent decrease in the number of cases...numbering 83,335 cases with 324...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that the wearing of face shields on specific settings, such as in enclosed public spaces, "has always been the standing policy." Citing the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2021-0001 on the Clarificatory Guidelines on the Mandatory Use of Face Shields...
