(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/KEITH BACONGCO) The Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippines has yet to reach the endemic stage despite improvements in its Covid-19 situation and easing of restrictions. Certain criteria need to be met before the state health agency can declare an endemic state,...
A total of 2,275 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, Sept. 17. Based on its latest bulletin, there are currently 26,271 active cases nationwide. Metro Manila still recorded the most number of cases in the past two weeks with...
laptop-5448504_960_720 The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support for the continued adoption of the work-from-home scheme as this can help lower the transmission of Covid-19 and other diseases. "We agree to this. Marami na pong pag aaral all over the world ang lumabas na marami ang nag...
The country is set to receive additional 720,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from the Australian Government through the support of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 16. MB file photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
While the Department of Health (DOH) agrees with the World Health Organization (WHO) that the "end is in sight" for the Covid-19 pandemic, the health agency's top official said on Friday, Sept. 16 that the country should remain prepared since the virus is here to stay. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The National Capital Region (NCR) is now under moderate-risk case classification for Covid-19 as its positivity rate grows to 16. 4 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 16. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3...
Two bills are being pushed by the Department of Health (DOH) that seek to improve the conditions of private nurses given that those in DOH hospitals have better salaries forcing some to either move to these hospitals or leave the country. In a press briefing on Friday, Sept. 16, DOH...
Following the approval of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to allow voluntary use of face masks in open areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to release updated guidelines for schools that implement in-person classes . (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will issue the...
DOH The Philippines is currently recording an average of more than 2,000 Covid-19 cases per day, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Sept. 15. “In terms of the average daily cases, as of Sept. 14, we are averaging at 2,201 cases per day,” the DOH said in a statement. The Health...
Former Department of Health (DOH) secretary-turned-congresswoman Janette Garin has frowned over the P4.2-billion budget cut in the health agency's communicable disease prevention allocation for 2023. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The funds were...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,709 new Covid-19 cases in the country on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The number of active infections nationwide slightly decreased to 24,139 from 24,502 recorded on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Still, Metro Manila logged the highest number of recorded cases in the past...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a rise in leptospirosis cases in the country. A total of 1,770 leptospirosis cases were reported from Jan. 1 to Aug. 27, the DOH stated in its latest report released on Wednesday, Sept. 14. “Cumulatively, cases this year is 36 percent higher...
