DOH No case of monkeypox has been detected in the county -so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We like to clarify to everybody, there is still no confirmed monkeypox case here in the country," said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, June 10....
Should Metro Manila lift its face mask mandate amid the Covid-19 pandemic? A health expert said no. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Friday, June 10, urged the...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
Around 200 soon-to-be Marikeña mothers joined the "Buntis Congress" held on Wednesday, June 8, at the Teatro Marikina. Buntis Congress at the Teatro Marikina on Wednesday, June 8. (Photo courtesy of Cong. Maan Teodoro’s Facebook Page) The Buntis Congress aims to further inform women on matters...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded more than 34,000 dengue cases from January to May. "There were 34,938 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 21, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year is 23 percent higher compared to the reported...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Thursday, June 9, that the wearing of face masks is still mandatory in accordance with rules of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). "Current IATF protocols allow only for specific instances when...
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 it would be difficult to reach the government’s target of fully-vaccinating 77 million Filipinos by the end of this month as...
A VIAL of the Moderna vaccine and syringes. (AFP) DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) has denied an online claim that expired Moderna vaccines have been administered in a vaccination site at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome last Tuesday. In statement, the CHO said the...
17DENGUE More than 2,000 dengue cases have already been recorded in Cagayan Valley since the start of this year, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “From January to June 4, ang kaso ng Region 2 ay umabot na ng (our cases in Region 2 already reached) 2,014, which is 897 percent...
CEBU CITY – Some Covid-19 vaccinations sites here will be closed starting Friday, June 17, as fewer people are showing up to get inoculated. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, officer-in-charge of the City Health Department, said it has been observed lately that the number of people visiting vaccination sites...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is planning to return to teaching after his term ends as chief of the Department of Health (DOH). “I’m still going to work but in the private sector,” said Duque in an online forum on...
Gift idea: the most advanced chair for dad this Father’s Day In time for June 19, show dad the sincere appreciation for all his hard work by giving him his piece of oasis at home in the form of Ogawa’s Master Drive AI Oyster Gray or Master Drive AI Genuine Leather, with the latter constructed...
