Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Oct. 15, reminded the public, especially children, of the importance of handwashing and self-care to help prevent the spread of diseases amid the rising cases of influenza-like illnesses in the country. During a handwashing activity at Marikina...
The local government of Pasig City on Wednesday, Oct. 15, said it will allocate P2 million in financial assistance to Davao Oriental, which was recently affected by twin earthquakes. The resolution was approved during a special meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC)....
Several major universities in Metro Manila have announced temporary class suspensions and health breaks this week amid a rising number of flu and influenza-like illness (ILI) cases reported across campuses. Mapúa University, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Lyceum of the Philippines University...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that the two-day suspension of in-person classes in all public schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) was primarily a precautionary measure for earthquake preparedness, not because of a flu outbreak. DOH spokesperson Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo...
Influenza-like illness (ILI) cases across the country are eight percent lower this year compared to the same period in 2024, the Department of Health (DOH) bared. “At the national level, the number of influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) is lower than last year thus far,” Assistant Secretary Albert...
The local government of Marikina has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Oct. 13 and 14 to observe a health break, after some schools reported an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses. Mayor Maan Teodoro on Sunday, Oct. 12, made the order upon the recommendation...
After noticing a steep rise in student and staff absences due to flu-like illnesses, several schools and universities across Metro Manila have issued health advisories, declared short “health breaks,” shifted to remote learning, and reinforced sanitation measures amid a surge in influenza and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Friday, July 4, that the country has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Brazil. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the lifting was following the South...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) assured the public that poultry products, such as chicken meat and eggs, are safe for human consumption following the recent detection of a new bird flu subtype in Camarines Sur. BAI earlier reported that the country’s first case of highly pathogenic avian...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay provincial veterinary office has intensified border control measures by prohibiting the entry of all live avian species originating from Camarines Sur. In Executive Order 27, issued on May 10 and posted on Thursday, Albay Gov. Baby Glenda Ong-Bongao said the ban was in...
Philippines expands poultry import ban amid rising bird flu cases in US states. The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has expanded its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to three more American states to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country....
Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall,File) Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu...
