Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reported the country's first cases of Covid-19 omicron subvariants XBB.1.5 and CH.1.1. Three cases of CH.1.1 and one case of XBB.1.5 were found, based on the latest result of genome sequencing conducted by the Philippine Genome...
DOH Palawan is the only province in the country that is not malaria-free, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that “80 out of the 81 provinces in the country are all malaria-free” at present. “Iisa na lang po at yun po ang Palawan (There is...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Filipinos were reminded of the importance of continued vigilance amid the low number of new Covid-19 cases in the country. Right now, the country is...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is expected to receive additional 300,000 bivalent Covid-19 vaccines soon, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The country logged 128 more Covid-19 infections on Saturday, Feb. 4, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Active cases or patients still receiving treatment or under isolation were at 9,520, the latest data of DOH showed. Metro Manila remained as the region...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A total of 613 new cases of Omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus were detected, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that 694 positive samples underwent genome sequencing that was conducted by the University of the Philippines – Philippine...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Health workers, senior citizens, and individuals with comorbidities are first in line to receive the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines once these become available in the...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on the first day of school opening on August 22, 2022. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no observed increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in schools— five months since the resumption of classes, the Department of Health...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, February 1 reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include mental and behavioral disorders in its primary care benefit packagesto ease the financial burden of those seeking professional help. Angara issued the statement...
FROZEN EGGS— As the price of eggs continues to go up, a vendor sells frozen eggs at a cheaper price at an egg stall in Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City on Jan. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/ MB PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) has issued a warning against the purchase and consumption of frozen eggs as...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Covid-19 situation in the Philippines is currently at a "manageable" status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the...
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...
