A group of health workers on Thursday, Sept. 30, asked to extend the Alert Level 4 over Metro Manila, citing high hospital capacity shortage of manpower. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) President Robert Mendoza hopes the...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1 to 8 will observe the minimum public health standards amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has showcased its five key projects on information and communications technology (ICT) for health. (DOST-PCHRD Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the ICT for Health program is one of the agency’s research priority...
A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in Parañaque City under granular lockdown. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has already “improved,” the Department of Health (DOH) said- despite...
The mission of providing easy access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information as well as quality education and affordable healthcare services to everybody towards leading healthy lives is a priority for the European Union (EU) worldwide and in the Philippines. European Union (EU) This...
DOH The country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death count has already exceeded 38,000. Based on the latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 186 new fatalities on Wednesday, Sept. 29. In a separate advisory, the DOH also announced 292 fatalities following a data backlog...
A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Imelda Park in Catbalogan City, Samar. (Photo from Department of Tourism) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the different local government units (LGUs) and vaccination sites to submit data on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) reported 633 new coronavirus variant cases in the country. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 29, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that 633 new variant cases were detected from the 748 sequenced samples during the latest genome...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is eyeing to kick off its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program for children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 by Oct. 15, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Sept. 29. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that...
The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the the importance of promoting and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of learners in the preparation for a safe return to classes. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “We must provide all learners and DepEd personnel with maximized opportunities to...
