DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is "little to no risk" that the virus that causes an illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) can enter the country at this point in time. “The DOH sees little to no risk of the virus entering Philippine borders,” the state health...
DOH There remains no indication of a community transmission of the Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1 and BA.4 in the country as of this time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. At present, the DOH has confirmed a total of 22 cases BA.2.12.1 and one case of BA.4 in the Philippines. The DOH only...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
Robin Padilla experienced a health scare recently. The actor-turned-senator shared the whole story via Facebook, Thursday. According to Robin, he was strolling with his wife Mariel and their kids in a park in Spain on Tuesday when he suddenly felt dizzy. He related, “Napakahirap intindihin ng...
Filipinos remain focused on building their financial protection and securing their health despite coronavirus statistics and alert levels steadily going down, a recent survey showed. In a report by the Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc. (Sun Life Grepa), it said that health protection continued to be...
An eight-month campaign rallying for smoke-free beaches, parks, and tourist destinations in Boracay Island and Aklan was launched on Tuesday, May 31, coinciding with the celebration of World No Tobacco Day. NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) Such was launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The Philippines recorded another milestone in its ongoing fight against Covid-19 as more than 70 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated. Based on the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 70,790,342 individuals have already...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support for the conduct of face-to-face classes amid the ongoing threat of Covid-19. Attending classes physically has multiple benefits for students, the DOH said. "Face-to-face attendance in school will allow children to...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently exploring ways to procure the necessary vaccines needed against monkeypox. Monkeypox vaccination is not yet included in the country's national immunization program, the DOH said. "Although there is a monkeypox vaccine developed already,...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Almost two million Covid-19 vaccines are estimated to expire by the end of June, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Sa ating expiring na vaccine, we will have the final numbers by end of May. But hanggang June we are expecting kung hindi ma-jab......
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that all Covid-19 vaccines in the country are safe and effective. "All vaccines provided by the government are proven safe and effective," the state health agency said in a statement on Thursday, May 26. "They have undergone...
