Officials from the Pateros municipal government and Department of Health (DOH) inaugurated a newly renovated health center in the town on Tuesday, March 22. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III, Dr. Aleli Sudiacal, Director III of the Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development...
Government should learn from Covid-19 pandemic and invest more in public health care. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go stressed this after he personally conducted a monitoring visit at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City yesterday, March 21 to emphasize the government’s...
An infectious disease expert said on Monday, March 21, that herd immunity against Covid-19 cannot be achieved with the vaccines that are currently available. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing, Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana said that the "herd...
Health workers from the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) staged a protest on Monday, March 21, to call for a salary increase the release of "long overdue" unpaid benefits. (Photo from AHW) Eleazar Sobinsky, President of LCP Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers said health workers...
Aiming to raise awareness on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to the emotional and mental well-being of an individual, the National Anti-Poverty Commission - Local Affairs Coordinating and Monitoring Service (NAPC - LACMS) conducted a one-day mental health forum in Bukidnon. (Jansen Romero /...
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...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan trumpeted on Sunday night, March 20, the P26 billion worth of programs that she has help implement in her almost nine years of service as a congresswoman. Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan delivers her "Ulat ng Panunungkulan" on March 20,...
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...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the country’s implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act would be all for naught if it fails to benefit the poorest provinces, especially in Mindanao. Escudero, who is gunning for a fresh Senate term...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded on Friday, March 18, a total of 17 new Covid-19 cases among its personnel, the highest since about three weeks ago. (Courtesy of PNP Police Regional 8) A situation report released by the PNP information office showed that the total number of active...
