Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A total of 2,883 Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 13. Active cases nationwide went up to 25,293 from the 24,283 infections recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The National Capital Region logged the highest cases in the...
Following VaxCertPH’s recent contract expiration, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is fixing the digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate system’s issues. (VaxCertPH) The Philippine government’s VaxCertPH contract with the software developer expired on...
A new Omicron subvariant of the Covid-19 virus, named as XBB, is not yet detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of Oct. 13, we have not detected the said variant in the Philippines,” the DOH said in a brief statement on Thursday, Oct. 13. The state health agency...
DOH The country reported 1,623 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The number of active cases is at 24,283, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) latest data. Metro Manila still posted the highest number of new infections in the past two weeks with 11,198. It was followed by...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to have their pets vaccinated against rabies as more than 200 rabies cases have been recorded nationwide since the start of this year. A total of 275 rabies cases were already recorded in the Philippines since January, DOH Officer-in-Charge...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and Spokesperson, Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, had become a familiar face, updating the nation on the latest Covid-19 statistics, reporting the government’s efforts and response...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,554 more cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The figure brought the country’s cumulative tally of cases to 3,971,455. A total of 25,004 patients are still battling with Covid-19, the DOH said. In the recent two weeks, Metro Manila recorded the highest...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
DOH The Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) was instructed to “review” the details concerning the One Health Pass (OHP) for Covid-19 amid several complaints from travelers, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they recognized the issues being raised...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) has cited certain criteria that should be met first before it can recommend the lifting of the country's state of calamity status...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3,729 cholera cases since the start of this year, more than double from the number of cases recorded in 2021. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said only 976 cases of cholera were recorded last year. This year’s figure so far is “282...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 vaccination rate among children aged five to 11 years old remains below 50 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Pag tiningnan yung...