Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The global vaccine-sharing platform Covax Facility has expressed its commitment to donate bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to the Philippines with the initial batch...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said she is ready to play the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 31 said the Department of Health (DOH) should now waive the existing non-disclosure agreements (NDA) on Covid-19 vaccines for the sake of transparency. Hontiveros said the NDAs with private manufacturers have already “outlived their purpose.” “At...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services amid the rising cases of mental health issues among learners and school personnel. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 1795 or the proposed “Basic Education...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Jan. 30 a total of 1,206 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 172 which is 36 percent lower than the cases on Jan. 16 to Jan....
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 199 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, Jan. 28. Active infections nationwide dropped slightly to 10,038 versus the 10,094 active cases recorded the previous day. The National Capital Region still logged the most cases in...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines on Friday, Jan. 27, confirmed another 200 cases of Covid-19. Active cases or those still receiving treatment or undergoing isolation were at 10,094, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. Metro Manila still remained as the top region with the most...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN Forty-four new cases of omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus were detected, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. This was based on the results of the recent genome sequencing done by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC)....
DOH The public should consider trying other food that are rich in protein amid the recent increase in the prices of eggs, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Getting enough protein is not only limited by eating eggs, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. “Marami pong alternatibo...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano joined the ceremonial signing of a joint administrative order on the creation and use of parks and public open spaces to promote physical and mental health during and after the pandemic. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano with officials of national agencies at the signing for the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to mandate the use of a health rating system on the labels of packaged food products, in addition to the standard nutritional facts label. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1684, Tulfo underscored the need to arm Filipinos with the necessary information on...
Hospital nurse (File Photo) The decline in Covid-19-related deaths in the country can be attributed to the improved case management and fewer number of severe coronavirus cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that hospitals are now more...
