Vice President Leni Robredo told the government to stop questioning the latest Bloomberg Resilience Ranking that ranked the Philippines 52nd out of 53 countries in the “worst places to be as the world finally reopens,” noting that its non-competitiveness caused such low ranking. (Vice President...
President Duterte is standing firmly behind Health Secretary Francisco Duque III despite calls for his removal from his post. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the inauguration of the newly built Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Project in Antipolo City, Rizal on July 1,...
A group of government experts are currently studying the possibility of imposing a travel ban on Indonesia amid the threat of the more infectious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “This is being studied by our technical advisory group of experts,”...
The Department of Health (DOH) has already submitted to Senator Manny Pacquiao its budget utilization report following the lawmaker’s corruption allegation against the department. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that out of the P45.7...
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...
The Department of Health (DOH) has identified the top regions with the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH/MB In a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, June 28, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III identified these regions as Region 4A (Calabarzon) with 757 cases,...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the latest batch of Sinovac coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that arrived in the country Monday, June 28, will be brought to areas where there is a surge in cases. DOH/MB "We will bring this where there is a surge. We have surge in Region 6,...
The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating the circulating video of a prospective vaccine recipient who failed to receive a proper dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. DOH/MB "The DOH is aware of the circulating video of a prospective vaccine recipient who failed to receive a...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the statement made by a think tank that the country could be one of the last Asian countries to achieve herd immunity versus coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has no basis. DOH/MB The health chief even told the UK based group to review their Math. "There is no...
The Department of Health (DOH) is now considering redeploying some of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses originally allocated for Metro Manila to other regions tagged as "high risk." (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "It's good that NCR is now at low risk classification based on the daily...
Top officials dealing with the Philippine's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response received on Thursday, June 24, additional two million doses of Sinovac which is seen to boost the national government;s free vaccination program. Health Secretary Francisco Duque and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito...
