Barangay Health Wellness (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angela Co has bared her "wish list" for the maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. First, Co wants Marcos to mention the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. “I wish President Ferdinand Marcos Jr...
DOH The country saw 2,828 more people infected with Covid-19 on Thursday, July 21, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The number of active cases or those who are still battling with Covid-19 nationwide is at 22,207. Metro Manila remains with the most number of new Covid-19 cases in...
DOH The possibility of the Marburg virus entering the country remains low at this point in time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “'Yun pong probability na makapasok po yung ganitong klaseng sakit sa ating bansa, sa ngayon, is still at low risk (The probability that this kind of disease going...
A lawmaker representing barangay health workers on Thursday, July 21, gave suggestions on how the Philippines can safely resume in-person classes starting Nov. 2 as ordered by the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge (DOH) Maria Rosario Vergeire...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) is set to launch a Covid-19 vaccination...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) said it will push for the redefinition of...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
Senator Joel Villanueva today, July 20 said he agrees with the national government’s recommendation to broaden access and eligibility for vaccine and booster shots. Comparing the vaccination rates in other Southeast Asian countries, Villanueva said that the Department of Health (DOH) still...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there are no signs yet that the number of new Covid-19 cases will decrease soon. “Hanggang sa ngayon sinasabi natin patuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso (We are seeing that the cases will continue to rise). We cannot say that this week will be the peak of this...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced 910 new cases of Omicron subvariants in the country, wherein the majority of these cases consist of BA.5 subvariant. During the DOH’s first in-person briefing after two years, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said 816 of these cases were...
NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson swears in Vice Mayor Miguel Antonio Peña (2nd from left) and Councilor Anthony Gerard Suatengco as mayor and vice mayor of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, respectively, at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City Wednesday, July 20. (Photo courtesy of...
