A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Makati CBD skyline The Philippines was ranked 33rd in the Covid-19 Recovery ranking by Tokyo-based news magazine Nikkei Asia. Based on its June 3 report, the country made a big jump in this latest ranking as Nikkei Asia said that the Philippines "had occupied last place in the index during 2021" or...
Mobile phone (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers pretending to be officials of the agency. "The said scam will start off as a random number posing as a DOH official and will then solicit favors in acquiring gift cards," the...
86881 The Department of Health (DOH) said that its officials are ready to work with the agency's next secretary under the Marcos administration. In a statement, the state health agency said that it is prepared for the change in administration by the end of this month. "We shall welcome the next...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against diseases that are prevalent during the rainy season. Some diseases that are common during the rainy season include influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue, the DOH said. “The DOH is reminding the public to take flu shots, avoid wading...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will recommend to the next administration to retain the Covid-19 alert level system amid the continued threat of the viral disease. "If we are talking about removing the Alert Level System, mukhang hanggang sa susunod na administrasyon ay irerekomenda po...
86799 The Department of Health (DOH) said there is a “very high” possibility that the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now being transmitted locally, following the detection of two cases recently. The detection of two cases in Central Luzon, who have no travel history abroad, raises the “index of...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) is currently cold on the idea of lifting the country’s state of calamity status due to Covid-19 pandemic as several factors need to be considered first. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the lifting of the state of calamity is...
The Philippines has recorded its first two cases of another Omicron subvariant called BA.5, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the two cases were from Central Luzon. Vergeire said that both cases have "unknown exposure” as they did not have...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is "little to no risk" that the virus that causes an illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) can enter the country at this point in time. “The DOH sees little to no risk of the virus entering Philippine borders,” the state health...
DOH There remains no indication of a community transmission of the Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1 and BA.4 in the country as of this time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. At present, the DOH has confirmed a total of 22 cases BA.2.12.1 and one case of BA.4 in the Philippines. The DOH only...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The Philippines recorded another milestone in its ongoing fight against Covid-19 as more than 70 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated. Based on the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 70,790,342 individuals have already...
