Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) A local health expert believes that the country is ready and prepared in case the World Health Organization (WHO) decides to already lift the public health emergency of...
Andean people from Chumbivilcas take part in a protest against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Cusco, Peru on January 16, 2023. At least 42 people have died in five weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces, according to Peru's human rights ombudsman. (Ivan...
DOH It is still "unknown" whether the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic will end this year, the Department of Health (DOH) believes. Such a scenario is "difficult to answer" at this point but the Health department is looking forward to it happening, considering the improvements in the number...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines made by vaccine manufacturers Pfizer...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Monday, Dec. 26, that it has completed the construction of a Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in San Luis, Aurora which will be ready for the use of the public and sports enthusiasts. DPWH logo DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino...
A total of 2,236 informal and vulnerable workers in the province of Isabela are the recent beneficiary of the emergency employment program under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Sunday, Dec....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has distributed 84 ambulances to various local government units (LGUs) across the country. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the new ambulance units will further empower LGUs in providing high-level emergency response and rescue services...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The UN appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate emergencies and the still-simmering pandemic push more people into crisis, and some towards famine. The United Nations' annual Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 339...
Health workers from public, private hospitals and health facilities nationwide holds a "day of protest" infront of the Department of Health (DOH) along Sta. Cruz, Manila, on 24 November 2022. Health workers demand for swift release of their One Covid-19 allowance and health emergency allowance and...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that its Emergency Room (ER) already reached full capacity, urging patients to go to other health facilities for the time being. In an advisory, the NKTI said that most of their patients being managed at their...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) is requesting an additional P27 billion for the provision of health emergency allowance (HEA) for medical workers. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are in communication with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and...
