SARIAYA, Quezon – House Deputy Majority Leader Quezon Rep. David C. Suarez has proposed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) the creation of the National Water Use Plan to complement the National Farm-to-Market Road Map. Suarez said the National Water Use Plan will ensure that farmers have...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 2,097 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, Oct. 9. Sunday’s number of cases was slightly lower than the 2,197 cases recorded on Saturday, Oct. 8. A total of 26,357 patients across the country are still recuperating from the...
The Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 8, recorded 2,197 new Covid-19 infections, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. The tally of active cases nationwide was at 27,065. The regions with the most infections in the past 14 days were Metro Manila with 12,587 cases, followed by Calabarzon with 5,331,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said 20 million people in the Philippines have already received their first booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines. The figure was as of Oct. 6 and represents 25.62 percent of eligible individuals for the first booster dose, the DOH said in a statement on Saturday,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) has provided P5,000 financial assistance to 1,132 rice farmers from the first and second districts of Northern Samar. Gabriel Banga, Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer (APCO) for Northern Samar, led the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has already recorded more than 160,000 dengue cases nationwide this year. A total of 160,956 dengue cases were logged from Jan. 1 to Sept. 17, based on the dengue surveillance report of the DOH. The number of cases this year was 183 percent higher compared to the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating diarrhea cases recorded in Quezon province. As of Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, at least 38 diarrhea cases were recorded in Barangay Upper Lumutan General Nakar. These cases involved members of the Dumagat tribe. Of the 38 cases, six people...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 6, recorded 2,562 new Covid-19 cases. The new cases pushed the number of active infections nationwide to 26,380. Metro Manila logged the most cases in the recent 14 days with 13,582, followed by Calabarzon with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) called on local government units (LGUs) to “invest” in primary care services. “We call on all our local government units to step up and fulfill their role of implementing primary care,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Thursday, Oct. 6....
DOH The public was urged by the Department of Health (DOH) to wear face masks when going to cemeteries during the observance of “Undas” or All Saints’ Day next month. Despite cemeteries being an open space, Covid-19 transmission is possible in such areas due to the large number of people,...
Aside from the limitations and hardships brought on by the pandemic, farmers and fisherfolk are constantly being challenged by the impact of calamities and disasters, especially during and after the wrath of typhoons. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. (Screenshot taken from RTVM’s...
Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, and Quezon City to help the government in its intensified COVID-19 vaccine rollout. (MB/ FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) assured...
