Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City during the first day of classes for School Year 2022-2023 on Aug. 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) renewed its appeal to parents to let their children get vaccinated against Covid-19. DOH...
Nurses in PPEs Eligible health workers are expected to receive their unpaid Covid-19 special risk allowance (SRA) by next week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released on Oct. 3 an amount of P1.04 billion to the DOH to cover the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said around 19.7 million individuals in the country have already received their first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot. The figure...
Eligible public and private health workers involved in pandemic health care response will soon get their unpaid special risk allowance (SRA), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved last Oct. 3 the release...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 3, a total of 16,017 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH/MB) According to DOH's weekly case bulletin, the average number of daily cases is at 2,288 and is 10 percent lower than the cases from Sep.19 to Sep. 25. DOH also recorded four...
Senator Raffy Tulfo wants the Department of Health (DOH) to cough up its hazard pay dues to healthcare workers (HCWs) before Christmas this year. Healthcare workers Tulfo, during the Senate Committee on Finance budget hearing with the DOH on Monday, Oct. 3, asked the agency about the delayed...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the Covid-19 virus remains a threat during the Christmas season even if the country is slowly transitioning toward normalcy. “Gusto lang natin magpaalala sa ating mga kababayan lalo at padating na po ang Kapaskuhan at dito na tayo...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public again to up their protection against Covid-19 by getting vaccinated and boosted. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire encouraged eligible Filipinos to receive the necessary shots of Covid-19 vaccines amid the presence of...
Medicines (File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that generic medicines are equally safe and effective as their branded counterparts. “People have to understand also whether it be branded or unbranded generics, pareho lang ang safety, efficacy (the safety and efficacy is...
DOH The Philippines reported 2,489 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, Sept. 30. The new cases brought the number of active cases across the country to 29,118, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH). The National Capital Region (NCR) reported the most number of infections in...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has so far administered 109,000 first booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines during the special vaccination days called “PinasLakas...
A party-list solon hopes that the 300 percent increase in the allocation for mental health programs under the Department of Health's (DOH) proposed 2023 budget would go a long way in aiding the sector. (Unsplash) Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Florence Reyes said the allocation for mental health...
