MANILA, Philippines – A bill seeking to protect senior citizens from cybercrimes such as text scams. has been filed by Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada said he filed Senate Bill No. 671 or…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday announced the detection of a fourth confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, with 14 close contacts identified so far. According to the DOH in a statement,…
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and most regions in the country will remain under Alert Level 1 until August 31, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday. “The National Capital Region shall remain under Alert Level…
MANILA, Philippines — Six Philippine hospitals received awards from two international organizations — the World Stroke Organization (WSO) and the Accreditation Canada International (ACI), the Department of Health (DOH) said in a statement issued on Tuesday. The WSO gave the Angel Award Diamond…
Updated 2:05 p.m., 2:16 p.m. MANILA, Philippines — The first case of monkeypox has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday. DOH’s Dr. Beverly Ho said the case is a 31-year-old Filipino…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), urged the Department of Health (DOH) to allow the general public access to a second booster dose of…
MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 vaccine booster dose should now be made mandatory to boost the protection of more Filipinos amid the rising number of infections, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Dr. Rontgene Solante, a member…
A group of teachers asked Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to move the opening of classes to the middle of September or the first week of October to give teachers more time to rest. The Department of…
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said COVID-19 jabs in the current stockpile considered as “wastage” was still within the standard rate set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Asked during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Health Office would still advocate for the wearing of face masks. Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, the assistant city health officer said that even if a person is vaccinated against COVID-19,…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday recommended the wearing of face masks until the end of the year. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said face masks protected people not only from COVID-19 but…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several senators here backed the decision of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to scrap the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors. Sen. Koko Pimentel, in an interview with Manila-based dzBB, has expressed support for…
