DOH There remains a possibility that the Department of Health (DOH) will recommend extending the Covid-19 State of Calamity in the country if the Public Health Emergency bill is not signed by December. “Kapag hindi naipasa iyan by December, yun pong options natin is first (If that is not passed...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is extending "special privileges" to its members and health facilities that were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. In a statement, PhilHealth said that such...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is pushing for a proposed measure that will allow the government to continue different protocols under the State of Calamity, in case such a declaration will be lifted—amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the country is under a State of Calamity due to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on lifting the state of public health emergency in the Philippines due to Covid-19 until the end of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) In an interview with reporters in Manila on Wednesday,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is waiting for the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) if there is a need to extend the existing State of Calamity in the entire country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Department...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here is seeking the declaration of a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever outbreak plaguing several barangays in this city....
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – This city has been placed under a state of calamity due to the increasing number of dengue cases. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council led by Mayor Darwin Estrañero made the declaration on Wednesday, August 3. Three patients here had already died...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, August 1, that it will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the implementation of a price freeze for basic commodities in Abra province after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and placed under a state of calamity last week....
We have been so focused on wearing a mask, washing our hands, keeping a social distance to prevent the spread of Covid. Many may have forgotten the other guidelines that should be followed at about this time of the year when the rains – and the mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus –come. In the...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended that this city be placed under a state of calamity due to the spread of...
ILOILO CITY – Antique is under a state of calamity due to the rising number of the mosquito-borne disease dengue. The Antique Provincial Board approved the proposal of the Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Antique PDRRMC) in a resolution passed Friday, July...
