Mayor Honey Lacuna said public schools in Manila will fully comply with the minimum public health and safety protocols as the city prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22. Three days before the formal opening of the 2022-2023 school year, Lakan Dula Elementary School...
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,...
The Ayala Group has consolidated its three market-leading digital health apps to help address consumers’ pain points on a greater scale. During the media launch of the KonsultaMD superapp, the group said the consolidation will allow them to deliver even more digital solutions to address...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced on Friday, Aug. 19, that the Department of Health (DOH) has recognized one of its barangay health centers as a primary care facility after passing the standards set under the Universal Health Care Act. Binay said the Palanan Health Center, located in Barangay...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has filed a House resolution (HR) calling for an investigation by the lower chamber on the use of the government’s assistance funds for cancer care. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo his, after the veteran solon and House leader was alarmed by reports that an...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 3,758 more people who have been infected with the virus that causes Covid-19. Based on the DOH data, a total of 36,115 individuals are still sick with Covid-19 across the country as of Thursday, Aug. 18. The figure was slightly higher from the 35,101...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to suggestions to legalize the importation of second-hand clothes or popularly known locally as "ukay-ukay" as this will ensure that the products are safe and of quality. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after...
DOH The country has recorded another 2,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A total of 2,892 more coronavirus cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH). as shown in its Covid-19 tracker. The number of active infections nationwide slightly went down to 35,101 as compared to over...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on lifting the state of public health emergency in the Philippines due to Covid-19 until the end of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) In an interview with reporters in Manila on Wednesday,...
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...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines slightly decreased on Tuesday, Aug.16, as the Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 2,000 cases. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total 2,633 more people were infected with the Covid-19 virus. In the recent days, the...
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...
