ILOILO CITY – The Healthy Hearts program of the Department of Health has expanded to 16 towns in Iloilo province. OFFICIALS in Iloilo pledge to support the third phase of the Healthy Hearts program of the Department of Health (DOH). The program aims to reduce mortality rate of non-communicable...
BATANGAS CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has started inoculating individuals belonging to the A1 and A2 populations with bivalent Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, June 20, at the Batangas Medical Center...
The inoculation of bivalent Covid-19 booster shots officially commenced at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday, June 21. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa receives his bivalent booster shot administered by Dr. Gerardo Manzo. Over 2,500 healthcare workers...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, June 21, hailed those behind the manufacturing and administering of the Covid-19 vaccines as he credited them for allowing society to return to normalcy. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his speech during the launch of the bivalent...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday, June 21 said he supports the Department of Health’s (DOH) proposal to hire nursing graduates who fell short of passing the Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam as an additional workforce in the country’s healthcare system. Sen. Christopher...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza says he agrees with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa's stand in that the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) should relax its rules. Daza, the senior deputy...
The Department of Health (DOH) should prioritize the hiring of unemployed nurses, Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said on Tuesday, June 20. Sen. Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay made the suggestion in light of Health Secretary Teodoro “Ted”...
Newly detected FE.1 omicron subvariant, also known as XBB.1.18.1.1, may cause severe infection in those in the vulnerable population, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante warned in a briefing on Tuesday, June 20. Photo courtesy of Pixabay FE.1 is classified as one of the XBB variants...
The proposal to allow non-board passers to practice nursing and grant them temporary licenses is a short-term solution, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 20, said. Pimentel emphasized that the root causes of the shortage lie in the significant number of nurses...
Five local government units (lgus) and two private sector groups of clinics and doctors signed on Monday, June 19, an agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to establish the country's first seven primary care networks. DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa and PhilHealth Acting...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,281 new Covid-19 cases from June 12 to 18. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/photo_1599493758267_c6c884c7071f_a662523a94/photo_1599493758267_c6c884c7071f_a662523a94.avif) Photo courtesy of Unsplash In its report on Monday, June...
The Philippines recorded its first case of omicron subvariant FE.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, June 19. Courtesy of Pixabay This was based on the agency's latest bio-surveillance report based on genome sequencing results from May 29 to June 12. "The variant was initially flagged...