Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that rich countries should first consider the plight of other nations before they start the discussion about booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
DOH/MB The country recorded 4,114 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 6. The last time that the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 4,000 cases was last June 30 with 4,509 cases then. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed infections in the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination rollout as more than 11 million vaccine doses were already...
Having been deprived of play and social interaction due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for over a year now, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need to help children to manage their emotions. “Dahil limitado ang interaksyon sa ating kapwa, naging bihira ang...
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Conrado M. Estrella III on Tuesday, July 6 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the bill establishing the Eastern Pangasinan Regional Medical and Trauma Center, saying that the hospital will be treasured by the people of the province as one of the best...
DOH/MB The Philippines has yet to detect a case of the Lambda or C.37 variant of coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 6. “Sa ngayon, batay sa submission ng ating Philippine Genome Center, wala pa tayong natukoy o nadiskubre na C.37 variant (Based on the submission of...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
DRIVING THOUGHTS This will be a good time for local government units to document the best practices of their barangays in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. These can be shared with other LGUs which can localize the practices to fit their communities. More than a year after the World Health...
Queen Elizabeth II has conveyed her gratitude for the contributions of Filipino nurses in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom as she expressed her best wishes to the Philippines on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Britain's...
Many parents are concerned with helping their children grow to the optimum height for their age. While height is usually determined by genes, several studies have discovered that food also influences a person’s height, especially during their growing years. Here are seven foods that play a...
DOH/MB There were 5,966 new people who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Sunday, July 4. The new cases pushed the cumulative tally of cases in the Philippines to 1,436,369, of which, 52,708 cases were still considered active, the DOH...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was...
