Health and Lifestyle
SoCot intensifies monitoring vs. dengue
August 6, 2021, 2:11 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Health personnel in South Cotabato province are closely monitoring various communities due to the increasing cases of the deadly dengue fever. Lowell Sajot, dengue program coordinator of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said on Friday they monitored the… Read More
116 new cases of Delta variant detected in PH
August 5, 2021, 4:19 pm
MANILA – Health authorities have detected 116 additional cases of the more transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, for a total tally of 331, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday. In a statement, the DOH said aside from the Delta variant, also detected were cases of… Read More
8M Pinoys embrace modern methods of family planning in 2020
August 5, 2021, 2:08 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) have renewed their call to stakeholders, particularly local government units (LGUs) to continue the provision of family planning (FP) as one of the vital and essential health services, especially… Read More
SoCot steps up surveillance, case-finding vs. filariasis
August 4, 2021, 3:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Health personnel in South Cotabato intensified their surveillance and case-finding activities against filariasis to keep the province free from the mosquito-borne parasitic disease. Jose Barroquillo Jr., the sanitary inspector of the Integrated Provincial Health Office,… Read More
Walk-in vax during ECQ allowed for elderly only: DOH
August 3, 2021, 4:53 pm
MANILA – A health official on Tuesday said senior citizens could go directly to vaccination sites even without an appointment when Metro Manila is placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). “Walk-in shall not be allowed except for the A2 (senior citizens) group who are part of… Read More
PH administers over 21-M doses of Covid-19 vax
August 3, 2021, 3:00 pm
MANILA – A total of 21,210,129 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine have been administered nationwide, with last week's daily average hitting 523,018, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday. In an online briefing, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said of this number,… Read More
DOH concurs with study Delta is as transmissible as chicken pox
August 2, 2021, 6:50 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) shares the US Center for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (US CDC) findings that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is as transmissible as chicken pox. In an online media briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the US CDC… Read More
Legazpi City Hospital accepting non-Covid patients anew
August 2, 2021, 5:21 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Legazpi City Hospital (LCH) on Monday resumed accepting non-coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients after exclusively serving virus-infected referrals in the past three months when cases surged across the city. LCH officer in charge Dr. Lady Ann Serrano, in an interview, said… Read More
NoCot hospitals join BARMM’s health aid mission
August 2, 2021, 2:41 pm
COTABATO CITY – Three hospitals in North Cotabato province have joined the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Ayudang Medikal Mula sa Bangsamoro Government (AMBaG) project that aims to serve indigents and low-income households. In an interview on Monday, Mohd Asnin… Read More
PH now at 'moderate risk' due to Covid-19 case rise
July 29, 2021, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the Philippines has gone up to moderate-risk classification as a rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has been observed. “Nationally, our two-week growth rate is now again positive at one percent versus last week's negative… Read More
97 more cases of Delta variant detected in PH
July 29, 2021, 3:57 pm
MANILA – Health authorities have detected 97 additional cases of the more transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday. In a statement, the DOH said the country’s total number of Delta cases is 216. Eighty-eight of the new Delta… Read More
Iloilo town launches free blood delivery program
July 29, 2021, 2:46 pm
ILOILO CITY – Families of patients needing blood for transfusion need not worry about sourcing as Calinog town, Iloilo through its Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), will facilitate it for them. In a phone interview on Thursday, MDRRM officer Rodolfo Valencia said… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries reach 1,484,714
July 28, 2021, 7:57 pm
MANILA – An additional 6,149 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country’s overall recovery count to 1,484,714 on Wednesday. The Department of Health (DOH), in its latest Covid-19 bulletin, said recoveries account for 94.8 percent of the total 1,566,667… Read More
29 of 119 Delta variant cases in PH unvaccinated: DOH
July 28, 2021, 4:51 pm
MANILA – A health official on Wednesday confirmed that 29 of the 119 Delta variant cases detected in the country were unvaccinated against Covid-19. In a television interview, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the vaccination status of 77 cases is being verified as six are… Read More
No definite evidence of surge in NCR amid case rise: DOH
July 28, 2021, 4:36 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no definitive evidence of a surge in the National Capital Region despite the observed increase in coronavirus infections. This, after the OCTA Research Group said the region is “officially in a surge of cases”. In a statement Tuesday, the… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries rise by 5K to 1,473,009
July 26, 2021, 5:45 pm
MANILA – The nation's overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who beat the disease have reached 1,473,009 as 5,766 new recoveries were recorded as of Monday. The Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is equivalent to a 94.7-percent recovery rate from a total of… Read More
4 fully vaxxed Delta cases asymptomatic, with mild symptoms
July 26, 2021, 3:24 pm
MANILA – Four persons who received their coronavirus shots were either asymptomatic or has mild symptoms when they contracted the highly transmissible Delta variant, showing that vaccination works even against new variants, a health official said Monday. During an online media briefing, Health… Read More
Fund for creation of Bacolod hospital in 2022 nat’l budget: solon
July 25, 2021, 4:51 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The fund for the establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital has been included by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the 2022 National Expenditure Program. This was confirmed by Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya in a statement on Sunday after he was informed by… Read More
Leptospirosis cases go up by 13%: DOH
July 23, 2021, 3:55 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday noted a 13-percent increase in leptospirosis cases this year compared to the same period in 2020. In an online media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said there are 589 leptospirosis cases reported from January 1 to June 19… Read More
Daily highest vax of 472,356 recorded on July 22
July 23, 2021, 2:01 pm
MANILA – The country has recorded a total of 472,356 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered on July 22, the highest daily so far since the vaccination program started in March, a health official said Friday. In a media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergiere said with the threat… Read More
