Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reintroduced in the 19th Congress the bill which seeks to mandate the appointment of at least two barangay health workers (BHWs) in every barangay and granting them standard salaries and additional incentives. Go, who will again chair the Senate Committee on...
THE mother of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop wipes her tears as she appeals for justice for her son who shot dead in a bar altercation in Davao City last week. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The 19-year-old student allegedly shot dead by a doctor of the Police Regional Office-Davao Region in a bar...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needs to undergo isolation for a period of seven days after he tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Marcos tested positive in an antigen test for Covid-19,...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its support to the proposal to implement full resumption of face-to-face classes. “The Department of Health fully supports the opening of classes, (its) full implementation—we fully support that,” said Health...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN More cases of BA.5 Omicron subvariant were detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, July 7. In a statement, the DOH said that 140 cases of BA.5 subvariant were detected in the latest genome sequencing run. Also included in the...
Given the focus on the deadly and infectious Covid-19, people may have forgotten about dengue; how it could be equally fatal since the disease-carrying mosquitoes might just be right around someone's backyard. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. This was specifically pointed out by...
92334 The Department of Health (DOH) is still waiting on who will be appointed as its next chief, the agency’s spokesperson said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement on Thursday, July 7. Health officials on Wednesday, July 6, met President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
DOH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is already investigating a Filipino instant noodle brand that has been issued with health warnings from some European countries over alleged presence of ethylene oxide. “Ito ay tinitingnan na ngayon ng Food and Drug Administration (The Food and Drug...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) maintained on Thursday, July 7, that vaccination against Covid-19 is not mandatory. “Gusto natin klaruhin wala pong binigay na statement ang ating gobyerno, ang Kagawaran, na ang ating pagbabakuna ay mandatory (We want to clarify that our government as well as...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, July 7, emphasized the need for all Filipinos to be entitled to a full medical check-up as part of the country’s efforts at strengthening the country’s healthcare system. Go noted the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on how challenging it...
DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met some officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the country’s Covid-19 situation as well as the status of vaccination, the state health agency said. “The DOH discussed with the President the current Covid-19...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 15,176,466 million individuals have already availed their first booster shot against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure represents 19.43 percent of those who are eligible to receive the booster shot, the DOH said. The country's booster...
