The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 21 that it recorded 3,572 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI...
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) will conduct house-to-house vaccination for senior citizens. The house-to-house vaccinations is just one of the measures that the DOH 7 is taking to improve the vaccination rate involving senior citizens, said DOH 7 regional director Dr....
Six former secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, March 20, vouched for Vice President Leni Robredo’s capability and good health agenda to lead the country through the Covid-19 pandemic should she win the presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the...
A total of 119,175 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the jail facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have already been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda on Sunday, March 20. In an interview over GMA News, Solda...
Muntinlupa City’s total number of active Covid-19 cases has further decreased with zero suspect cases. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) Based on the March 18 update by the City Health Office, Muntinlupa has 11 active Covid-19 cases, down from 13 on March 17, 16 on March 16,...
DOH There is a possibility that the Department of Health (DOH) will once again release the Covid-19 case bulletin on a daily basis if the country will experience a spike in coronavirus infections again. If that happens, the case bulletin will still follow the current format—which is highlighting...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said at least 65 million individuals in the Philippines have already completed their primary vaccination series against Covid-19. "Sa...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has defended its move to release the Covid-19 case bulletin weekly as this is one of the ways for the public to “learn to live with the virus.” “This was a policy decision. This was a decision made by the government because we saw the benefit in revising and...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography on Friday, March 18 urged the Filipino public anew to get vaccinated after the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force Against Covid-19 revealed that some Filipinos have been turning...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines recorded 598 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, March 17. The country's running tally of cases jumped to 3,672,661, as shown on the website of the Department...
Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Thursday, March 17, said that the Department of Health (DOH) should be held accountable for the possible Covid-19 surge in the coming weeks. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reminded Filipinos to keep themselves hydrated this dry season to prevent them from having heat-related illnesses. “Ang atin pong paalala sa ating mga mamamayan ay yung laging rehydration. Laging umiinom ng tubig, iwasan yung sobra, labis na exposure sa init ng...
