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...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has signed on to support the government’s intensified booster vaccination drive program and is the health department’s largest private sector partner to date. In a statement, SMC said it is throwing its full support behind government's...
A ranking lady solon in the House of Representatives has vowed to take up the cudgels for cancer vicitms in the Philippines amid efforts to restore the P500-million line item appropriation for cancer patients in the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,574 new infections of Covid-19 and more than 800 cases of omicron subvariants on Sept. 13, Tuesday. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, there were 24,502 active cases of Covid-19 across the country. Metro Manila recorded the most number of cases in the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The term "fully vaccinated" against Covid-19 still applies to those who got the two-dose primary series of vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
Amid the ongoing pandemic, the Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration, does not have an appointed Department of Health (DOH) secretary yet because the agency's job is not only about dealing with Covid-19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
