DOH allots P295M to set up genome labs in Visayas, Mindanao

Patricia Denise Chiu 08/28/2021

The Department of Health (DOH) said the government had agreed to fund the expansion of the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) in the Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement on Friday, the DOH said a…

DOH reports 13,573 new COVID-19 cases

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter 08/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported 13,573 more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the country’s total coronavirus infections to 125,378. The DOH said the lower number of COVID-19 cases is due to lower testing…

DBM to release order allowing DOH to distribute funds for health workers’ benefits

Krissy Aguilar 08/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is targeting to release to the Department of Health (DOH) this Wednesday the special allowance release order for P311 million worth of funds to cover benefits of…

Shift in stance: Duterte won’t fire Duque but will accept if he offers to resign

Daphne Galvez 08/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has backpedaled on his firm statement that he would not accept it if even if Health Secretary Francisco Duque III would offer to resign in the midst of the controversy on “deficiencies” in…

Delta: When being young is no longer a protection

Kurt Dela Peña - Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet 08/23/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Recent data on coronavirus infections are belying the previously widespread belief that the young, especially children, were at a lower level of risk. Numbers available everywhere, including the Philippines, showed that children were increasingly becoming infected…

Ombudsman not yet inclined to probe DOH

Mariejo S. Ramos 08/23/2021

Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Friday that he would rather wait for the Department of Health (DOH) to comply with the recommendations of state auditors before launching a probe of the agency’s alleged irregularities. “The Office of…

Duterte gives DOH, DBM 10 days to release health workers’ benefits

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) 10 days to use whatever money the government has and pay health workers who have yet…

DOH: Seniors, immunocompromised persons can bring one household member for vaccination

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 08/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens and select persons with comorbidities can now bring one household member along with them to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said…

Scrambling for air purifiers: Capitol postpones memo

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Before driving a public utility bus for more than five hours, from Cebu City to Dumaguete City, on Monday, August 16, 2021, Richard Benitez had to borrow money from one of his friends.…

Mandatory use of air purifiers in Cebu province postponed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The mandatory use of air purifiers for public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Cebu province has been postponed, a Capitol official confirmed. Carmen Quijano, manager of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT), told CDN…

Handy air purifiers offer false sense of security vs COVID-19 — DOH

Neil Arwin Mercado 08/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Handy air purifiers worn around the neck cannot provide protection against COVID-19 and will only provide a false sense of security, the Department of Health (DOH) stressed Monday, August 16, 2021. DOH Undersecretary Ma.…

DOH puts procurement of 4 ‘high-end’ laptops on hold

Neil Arwin Mercado 08/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has put on hold its procurement of four “high end” laptops worth a total of P700,000. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said the procurement was put on hold “pending the…

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