Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 5 said she expects the Commission on Audit (COA) to finish its special audit on the government’s COVID-19 spending by June next year. Hontiveros said she sees no reason for the state auditing agency to further delay auditing the Department of Health...
Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) of Cebu City was recently recognized by the Department of Health (DOH) as one of the country’s top hospitals in the 2022 Hospital Star Awards. At the award ceremony held at JPark Island Resort and Waterpark in Lapu-Lapu City, CHH received the DOH’s Exemplary COVID-19...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged eligible Filipinos to get vaccinated and boosted during the "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive that will start on Monday, Dec. 5, until Wednesday, Dec. 7. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that one of the ways to protect yourself against...
DOH The Department of Health logged 1,234 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Dec. 3. Active infections nationwide were at 18,430, the DOH's Covid-19 tracker showed. The National Capital Region recorded the most cases in the recent 14 days with 4,616 infections, followed by Calabarzon with 1,989,...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, Dec. 2 that Covid-19 vaccine wastage has reached 44 million. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a press conference, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
The Department of Health (DOH) ensured on Friday, Dec. 2 that it will support and cooperate with the special audit of loans for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) This was in relation to some documents that have not been provided by the agency during the time of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has vowed to further expand the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment hubs in the country. The goal of the DOH is to make HIV treatment services more accessible, said DOH-Prevention and Control Bureau Program Expert Roland Sardan in a webinar on...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Nov. 30, said it will support the conduct of a special audit of loans for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. The DOH issued the statement after the Commission on Audit (COA) said that the World Bank and Asian Development Bank are...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Covid-19 cases per day in the country may increase to close to 2,300 by the end of December, based...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Nov. 28, a total of 8,032 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that daily average cases are currently at 1,147 which is 0.3 percent higher than cases from Nov. 14 to 20. The agency also recorded five...
An infectious diseases expert believes that another surge in Covid-19 cases is unlikely this coming holiday season. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY /...
The Philippines once again recorded more than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, Nov. 27. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) data, another 1,326 new Covid-19 cases were detected. These new infections brought the number of active cases across the country to 18,482. Most of the infections in...
