DOH The public should consider trying other food that are rich in protein amid the recent increase in the prices of eggs, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Getting enough protein is not only limited by eating eggs, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. “Marami pong alternatibo...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano joined the ceremonial signing of a joint administrative order on the creation and use of parks and public open spaces to promote physical and mental health during and after the pandemic. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano with officials of national agencies at the signing for the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to mandate the use of a health rating system on the labels of packaged food products, in addition to the standard nutritional facts label. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1684, Tulfo underscored the need to arm Filipinos with the necessary information on...
Hospital nurse (File Photo) The decline in Covid-19-related deaths in the country can be attributed to the improved case management and fewer number of severe coronavirus cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that hospitals are now more...
Medicines (File Photo) Amid the increasing cost of some basic commodities in the Philippines, the prices of medicines in the country remain stable, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This was based on the recent monitoring of medicine prices in December last year, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
DOH A total of 589 measles cases were recorded across the country in 2022, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. This figure posted a 186 percent increase as compared to the year 2021 where only 206 cases were logged, the DOH report showed. Calabarzon registered the most number of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Jan. 23, a total of 1,891 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 270 which is 35 percent lower than the cases on Jan. 9 to Jan. 15. DOH...
Medicines (File Photo) Public hospitals with cancer specialty services and some health experts have expressed their support to Department of Health (DOH) officials who are facing complaints for alleged mismanagement of funds for cancer patients. In a statement, 20 public hospitals said that funds...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo used the recent "Ending Tuberculosis" forum in Davos, Switzerland to highlight her past administration’s success in controlling the deadly disease. House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (5th from right) speaks...
DOH The Philippines continue to record a low number of new Covid-19 cases per day. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker, only 256 cases were confirmed on Friday, Jan. 20. This was slightly higher than the 251 cases on Thursday, Jan. 19. Most of the new cases in the past two...
DOH The country saw 251 more cases of Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Jan. 19. In its daily update, the DOH said 10,863 Covid-19 patients are still receiving treatment or undergoing quarantine. The regions with the most cases in the recent 14 days were the National...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is expected to receive one million bivalent Covid-19 vaccines “in the coming months” to be donated by other countries and the global vaccine...
