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) The Department of Health (DOH) said it will push for the redefinition of...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
Senator Joel Villanueva today, July 20 said he agrees with the national government’s recommendation to broaden access and eligibility for vaccine and booster shots. Comparing the vaccination rates in other Southeast Asian countries, Villanueva said that the Department of Health (DOH) still...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there are no signs yet that the number of new Covid-19 cases will decrease soon. “Hanggang sa ngayon sinasabi natin patuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso (We are seeing that the cases will continue to rise). We cannot say that this week will be the peak of this...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced 910 new cases of Omicron subvariants in the country, wherein the majority of these cases consist of BA.5 subvariant. During the DOH’s first in-person briefing after two years, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said 816 of these cases were...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, Kuly 19 that the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under Alert Level 1 for the remainder of the month of July while 19 other Local Government Units (LGUs) have been de-escalated to lowest alert status. (DOH/MB) This was after President...
The Department of Health looks to administer Covid-19 booster shots to half of the eligible population in President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first 100 days. (MB file photo / Muntinlupa PIO) In a television interview on DZMM Teleradyo on Monday night, July 19, Health Undersecretary Maria...
The Department of Health reported on Tuesday, July 19, a total of 65,190 dengue cases recorded from Jan. 1 to July 2. (MB file photo) According to the agency, this year's cases are 83 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 at 35,715. DOH added most dengue cases...
The country's total number of active Covid-19 cases increased to 19,873 after another more than 2,000 new infections were recorded on Sunday, July 17. A total of 2,560 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease, based on the latest data shown at the Department of Health's (DOH)...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is now close to 19,000, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 16. Based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker, the total number of patients who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide is at 18,990. There were...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will look into the different concerns about the distribution of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. “Part of our priorities, and as instructed by the President, that we look into these issues that have been hounding the benefits of the healthcare...
The Philippines recorded 2,588 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, July 15. The total number of active cases nationwide is at 18,090, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker. Metro Manila has the most number of cases in the past 14 days with 8,971. It was followed by Calabarzon with...
