MANILA, Philippines — There is now local transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB and XBC variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. “Definitely, there is local transmission,” Alathea de Guzman, officer-in-charge of the DOH…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has finally spoken on the land dispute involving the Capitol and Eversley Childs Sanitarium in Mandaue City. Garcia asserted that the provincial government was the rightful owner of the…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that it lacked the information necessary to definitively rule out the possibility of local transmission of the monkeypox virus. DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire pointed…
MANILA, Philippines—Last August, the Philippine health department expressed concern and hostility toward a local government’s move to make wearing of face masks against COVID-10 optional. Around a week later, it seemed to warm up to almost the…
MANILA, Philippines — After getting P155 billion from sin taxes on tobacco and alcohol products, the Department of Health (DOH) now wants to slap additional excises, this time on sweetened beverages, junk food and “nonstaple” food high…
MANILA, Philippines —The number of Covid-19 cases won’t be affected in the first few weeks should the government make face masks worn outdoors voluntarily, a fellow independent pandemic monitor Octa Research Group said Thursday. Dr. Butch Ong…
MANILA, Philippines — The government has decided to make the wearing of face masks voluntary in open spaces nationwide, a major policy shift to relax COVID-19 protocols as the country transitions to the “new normal” of treating…
MANILA, Philippines — A passenger of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Hong Kong on Sept. 5 tested positive for monkeypox, the air-carrier’s spokesperson, Ciello Villaluna, said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The passenger…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said on Monday it is unaware of a Cebu City’s “trial period” for the implementation of the optional use of face masks in the city, its officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire…
MANILA, Philippines — Some COVID-19 vaccines used for booster shots are not expired but have an “extended shelf life,” Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire clarified on Monday. In a press briefing, Vergeire was asked…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) wants to extend the state of calamity for COVID-19 in the country, its officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, said on Friday. The DOH said they recommended extending the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) was granted a Level 2 accreditation by the Department of Health-Central Visayas Center for Health and Development (DOH-CVCHD) in recognition of its improved service capabilities. In a…
