(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public once again that the selling of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is prohibited. "Ito ay binibigay ng libre ng ating gobyerno at hindi ito for sale (It is provided for free by our government and it is not for sale),"...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said on Thursday, July 1, that mixing and matching different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines pose an advantage to countries where vaccine supplies are limited. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Healthcare workers administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been reoriented on the vaccination protocols amid circulating videos of improper vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "The National COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Cluster recently...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 4,509 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, June 30. The newly detected cases brought the country's overall case count to 1,412,559. Of these, 48,649 infections or 3.4 percent are still active. "Seven duplicates were removed from the...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
The word war between the administration and Senator Manny Pacquiao continues after Malacañang hit back at the fighting legislator, saying he must have been absent or preoccupied when Health Secretary Francisco Duque III explained how the Department of Health (DOH) used the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it is ready for any investigation with regards to alleged corruption within the agency. In a statement on Tuesday night, June 29, the DOH said it has "always been transparent and cooperative to auditing efforts within the government." “While we are...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, June 29, reported 4,479 new COVID-19 cases nationwide. The new cases pushed the country's overall tally to 1,408,058 of which, 3.6 percent or 50,037 are patients still being treated. Of the active cases, 90.4 percent of them are experiencing mild...
Healthcare workers The P9 billion special risk allowance (SRA) for healthcare workers has already been distributed to the regional offices of the Department of Health (DOH), the agency’s spokesperson said on Tuesday, June 29. “Iyong perang binigay sa atin ng DBM (Department of Budget and...
Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists which refer to medical frontliners, senior citizens, and people with comorbidities line up to receive Pfizer vaccines at the University of Cebu on May 19, 2021 (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The National Capital Region (NCR) has yet to return to its pre-surge level despite the continuous decline in its daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon called the viral botched vaccination in Makati an "isolated case." (Screenshot from Facebook) A video making the rounds on social media showed a vaccine recipient failed to get a proper coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shot after a health...