(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) asked the public not to entertain people who are offering to sell coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. "Ang tanging paalala lang natin sa ating mga kababayan, huwag kayong mag entertain ng mga nagbebenta sa inyo (We are reminding our...
A soldier wearing a face mask holds on his weapon as he guards an empty street following the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila, April 24, 2020. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's coronavirus disease...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday that the city government launched its new IT system integrating all city health centers' medical records into one database. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) The improvement aims to ease the burden of manually searching the medical records of any...
DOH/MB The Philippines listed 6,192 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, July 2. Based on the latest case bulletin, the country's running tally of cases stood at 1,424,518, of which, 55,482 or 3.9 percent were still active. Of the active cases, 91.5 percent of them were experiencing...
A medical worker administers a Sinovac vaccine during the "Bakuna by the Sea," a vaccination rollout program for the tourism industry workers in Davao City on June 30 to July 2. (Keith Bacongco) To ensure that the vaccine is properly administered, the Department of Health (DOH) said that local...
The government is taking steps to facilitate a safe reopening of the economy but it will need the cooperation of the public. President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Reynaldo Berroya inside a coach before leading the inauguration of the LRT-2 East Extension...
A giant white plume rising from Taal Volcano is observed on Friday, July 2, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to be vigilant as there are possible health risks if exposed to sulfur dioxide emissions and ashfall amid the continued volcanic...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public once again that the selling of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is prohibited. "Ito ay binibigay ng libre ng ating gobyerno at hindi ito for sale (It is provided for free by our government and it is not for sale),"...
Senator Sonny Angara is seeking passage of a bill that would provide free annual medical check-up for all Filipinos, which is a vital preventive health care service that can help stop any potential critical ailments at an early stage. As one of the authors of Republic Act 11223 or the Universal...
It still won't be the usual traditional State of the Nation Address (SONA) this year. President Duterte delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa in July 2020 (Malacañang) The evolving coronavirus pandemic continued to influence preparations for President Duterte's...
There’s more time to eat together—and get healthy together TISSOT AMBASSADORS Hideo and Fatima Muruoka With health and safety protocols in place, and a cloud of uncertainty hanging over our heads, it’s a good time to ask Tissot’s brand ambassadors about a new kind of loving that they’ve...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said on Thursday, July 1, that mixing and matching different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines pose an advantage to countries where vaccine supplies are limited. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace...
