Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the funding to support the emergency shelter assistance to households affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said over 153,410 households affected by...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the translation of disaster emergency alerts from English to Filipino and other regional dialects so that these messages will be more understandable and effective for the public. For Estrada, getting reliable information in the most convenient way "can help...
Troops from the United States military who are in the country for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparedness mission performed first aid treatment to five Filipinos involved in a vehicular accident in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Tuesday, August 9. (Photo courtesy of...
A PNP Airbus helicopter. (PNP photo) Two Philippine National Police (PNP) Airbus helicopters and a private helicopter made an emergency landing due to heavy rain and zero visibility in Tagkawayan and Pagbilao, Quezon Friday, August 5. The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) said the PNP...
A ‘VICTIM’ of a mass casualty incident is put on a stretcher during a mass casualty management exercise at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) Friday, August 5. (DOH-Region 7 FB) CEBU CITY – A simulation exercise tested the readiness of emergency responders here Friday, August 5. The...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden's government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up new funds, assist in data gathering and allow the deployment of additional personnel in the fight against the disease. In this file photo taken on...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is encouraging its members and pensioners affected by the recent earthquake in Abra to avail of the pension fund’s emergency loan. Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said their emergency loan program is now open...
"Good Samaritans" or persons who rendered volunteer work during emergencies must be protected by law from reprisal. (Jackson David/ Unsplash) With this reasoning, Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.1949, or the...
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday. Min Aung Hlaing, who led last year's coup, requested the military government to "allow him to serve for an additional 6 months," according to a report in the...
A health expert expressed the need to create a “separate task force” against monkeypox a day after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the detection of the viral disease in the Philippines. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with “similar symptoms”...
