87305 Three additional cases of Omicron subvariant BA.5 were detected, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, June 7. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that two cases were from Calabarzon, while the DOH is still verifying the address of the other case. “The individual...
The Department of Health (DOH) commended the Las Piñas vaccination site at the Golden Acres in Talon Uno after receiving positive feedback from a resident who was properly attended to by its personnel and was given a vaccine against Covid-19. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said she received a letter from...
A MAKESHIFT hospital in a gym in Maasin, Iloilo when the province had a dengue outbreak in 2019. (Leo Solinap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas or Region 6 recorded 297 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in just one week. The Department of Health-Region 6 (DOH...
Compared to the logged number of Covid-19 cases from May 23 to 29, the average daily rate from May 30 to June 5 is 1.4 percent lower. (DOH/MB) This was according to the weekly Covid-19 data of the country released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 6, noting that the average daily...
Following Mt. Bulusan’s eruption, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, June 6, ordered the distribution of prepositioned supplies and face masks to affected residents. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Sorsogon Provincial...
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, June 6, agreed with health experts calling to redefine the term “full vaccination” by adding the first booster shot as it is expected to increase the Covid-19 vaccination rate in the country. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) ordered on Monday, June 6, the local government units (LGUs) tin the region to implement appropriate measures against the Covid-19 Omicron variant. These include employing precautionary schemes to ward...
A member of the Department of Health-Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG) has advised Sorsogon residents affected by the eruption of Mt. Busulusan to wear quality face masks to protect themselves from pyroclastic materials. (Screenshot taken from Laging Handa’s Facebook Live) On June 5, thick smoke...
Muntinlupa City recorded 27 new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days, slightly up but there is no community transmission happening. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that Muntinlupa tallied 27 new cases in one week with its total confirmed cases rising from 40,030 on May 30 to 40,057...
A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Makati CBD skyline The Philippines was ranked 33rd in the Covid-19 Recovery ranking by Tokyo-based news magazine Nikkei Asia. Based on its June 3 report, the country made a big jump in this latest ranking as Nikkei Asia said that the Philippines "had occupied last place in the index during 2021" or...
Mobile phone (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers pretending to be officials of the agency. "The said scam will start off as a random number posing as a DOH official and will then solicit favors in acquiring gift cards," the...
