In efforts to raise awareness on the importance of timely vaccination, Watsons dropped attention-grabbing "fake" movie posters and trailers. Named as Watsons’ Vaxxed Office Hit campaign, it highlights how vaccination can protect Filipinos from the ill-effects of flu, HPV, and pneumonia. ...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes in his Labor Day message on Monday, May 1 made a call for the immediate enactment of the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). "As we continue to fight for the rights of our workers, let us...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has announced its participation in the Department of Health's Measles-Rubella and Polio Supplementary Immunization campaign that started on Monday, May 1, and will last until May 31. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The program, called "Chikiting Ligtas," was designed...
PILAR, Abra – Residents of three barangays in this town now have barangay health stations (BHS) they could call their own after the three facilities built at a cost of P11.7 million were turned over to them. The building of three health care facilities in Barangays Gapang, Nagcanasan, and Ocup...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces' 38th Balikatan Exercises 2023 have taken a significant step towards improving the lives of the residents of Barangay San Joaquin, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. A newly constructed health care center opened...
The Department of Health (DOH)-Center for Health Education and Promotion in Region 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon or the Calabarzon area) recorded 36 new Covid-19 cases as of Friday, April 28. There are 324 active Covid cases in the region as of April 28, with Cavite having 124...
The Philippines registered 304 additional cases of Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday, April 29. The number of active cases nationwide stood at 5,070, the DOH said. Among the regions with the largest number of new infections in the last 14 days were the National Capital...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Sec. Renato Solidum, Jr. cited the country's genomic research which has contributed to various areas, such as disease diagnosis and management and the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. “In the Philippines, genomics research has significantly...
More than 700 new Covid-19 cases were recorded, raising the number of active infections nationwide to nearly 5,000, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, April 27. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total of 781 fresh cases were confirmed. The new infections brought the number of...
The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents to let their children get immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, and polio as the agency launched a supplemental immunization campaign on Thursday, April 27. The vaccination campaign called “Chikiting Ligtas 2023: Join...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, April 26, frowned upon the recent issuance of alert levels in several provinces, saying that it threatens consumer confidence that would be the key to strengthening the economy. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) In a statement, the...
The Department of Health (DOH) denied a circulating report on social media that the mandatory wearing of face masks is once again being implemented in Metro Manila. In an advisory, the DOH said that the circulating report claiming that “face mask should be worn at all times” in Metro Manila is...
