By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Sandiganbayan has allowed government prosecutors to present additional evidence in the graft and technical malversation case filed against former health secretary now Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Loreto Garin and four others in the purchase of P3.5 billion worth of...
Photo from Pixabay By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, July 16 said the Philippines has experienced a significant increase in dengue cases this year, marking a 19 percent rise compared to the same period last year. Based on the latest DOH data, from Jan. 1 to June 29,...
By Sonny Daanoy The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 15, invited "mukbang" content creators for an "open consultation." Photo form Pixabay On the sidelines of the ceremonial signing of the "National Policy on Promotion and Protection of Health in Jails, Prisons, Custodial...
By Sonny Daanoy With upper respiratory tract infections and hypertension as leading diseases among prisoners, the Department of Health (DOH) called on Monday, July 15, for heightened enforcement of the smoking ban in jails. Photo from Pixabay "I think we should ban smoking in our jails...
By Sonny Daanoy Various government agencies signed on Monday, July 15, the National Policy on Promotion and Protection of Health in Jails, Prisons, Custodial Facilities, and Other Places of Detention. Officials from the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned agencies signed the "National...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 13, warned the public against a website falsely claiming to be the official website of the Department. "The DOH clarifies that this website is not affiliated with the Department and the purported contents have been maliciously...
By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The construction of two new government buildings in this city has started. SEN. Imee Marcos led the groundbreaking of two new government buildings in San Fernando City, La Union. (Photo via Liezle Inigo) Sen. Imee Marcos led the groundbreaking...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a resolution urging the Department of Health (DOH) to foster and strengthen international collaboration with its foreign counterparts for medical cannabis. Padilla said that this is to harness expertise and expand research and development in a bid...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Has the Department of Health (DOH) finished its nationwide mapping of medical workers? Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte sure hopes so, as this would help ensure the quick distribution of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Tuesday, July 9, that there is "no safe level" of alcohol consumption and joined calls for stricter controls to address its negative impacts in the country. (Photo from Pixabay) In a forum dubbed "Alcohol Tax: Itaas," held in Quezon City to support...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 8, cautioned the public against malicious individuals posing as agency official and soliciting donations. DOH In a statement, the DOH said that there are individuals pretending to be Health Human Resource Development Bureau (HHRDB) Director Johanna S....
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Monday, July 8, instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to enforce its no balance billing (NBB) policy to include indigent patients that were staying in private wards because of...
