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...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Dec. 11, reported a "decline" in cases of Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) nationwide and urged the public to continue practicing good hygiene to prevent the spread of illnesses. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) In a statement, the DOH said a...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – This province has been declared free from the highly pathogenic avian influenza after several months of monitoring and other disease control operations. LAUREL (DA FB) Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. issued Memorandum Circular No. 46 declaring Cagayan...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Calling it a waste of public funds, House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has slammed the delay in the Department of Health's (DOH) procurement...
Low vaccine uptake rates among senior citizens in the country have prompted welfare groups, including the Philippine Coalition of Consumer Welfare, to call for the government's effort to provide free flu vaccines for all seniors. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a statement on Friday, May 10,...
After the implementation of preventive measures, the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared that Bulacan province is now free from avian influenza. In a statement on Friday, April 26, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the declaration was made as it has been 90 days since...
