People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Aug. 23, that it has “observed” a community transmission of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, that it will shell out P311 million from its contingency fund to provide special risk allowance (SRA) to an additional 20,000 healthcare workers. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the amount will cover...
The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been increases in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections all over the country as the daily case count in the Philippines continues to rise. Dr. Alethea De Guzman, Director of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau presents during a virtual town hall meeting on...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Aug. 23, said children with comorbidities may be included in the vaccination priority groups of the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The approved priority groups now are A1 (frontline health workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, it is open to giving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the public once the vaccine supply in the country stabilizes. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said allowing COVID-19...
While the Department of Health was scolded for overstocking millions of pesos of medicine, a Department of Tourism received a similar rebuke from the Commission on Audit (COA) for clogging its bodegas with over P52 million in promotional materials. Scenic spot Tourism In its 2020 Annual Audit...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 16,044 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, Aug. 22. The latest figure pushed the country’s running case tally to 1,839,635, of which, 6.8 percent or 125,900 are active cases, according to the DOH’s case bulletin. Of the...
The St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has assured that its health workers are "properly compensated" for the important work that they are doing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. St. Luke's Medical Center (Photo from Wikimedia) In a statement, SLMC said the hospital continued giving...
President Duterte has asked Department of Budget of Management (DBM) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie Canda to continue being strict to save the government from any possible headaches when it comes to the nation's budgetary needs. President Duterte and Budget Undersecretary Tina...
With the theme “Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela,” the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be conducted on Sept. 6 to 17, the Department of Education (DepEd) has announced. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In DepEd Memorandum No. 058, series of 2021 dated...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday, Aug. 22, it is coordinating with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to facilitate the request of additional funds for the benefits of healthcare workers. The Health department made the statement amid reports that mandated benefits, such as the...
Small business owners have spent over a year adapting to the many challenges of operating during a pandemic and as economies slowly start to open up, the new normal has forced women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to be nimble and flexible. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to...
