Health and Lifestyle
No local transmission of Covid-19 in PH, DOH exec says
March 2, 2020, 6:16 pm
MANILA – Filipinos with coughs, colds and fever need not worry about being infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) especially if they do not have travel history to affected countries, a health official said Monday. "Wala pa tayong local transmission dito sa bansa, so, hindi natin… Read More
DOH, FDA laud EO regulating e-cigarettes, similar devices
February 28, 2020, 7:36 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have lauded the recent signing of Executive Order No. 106 by President Rodrigo Duterte which prohibits the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of unregistered and/or adulterated Electronic… Read More
Admitted PUIs for Covid-19 drops: DOH
February 28, 2020, 6:13 pm
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported that patients under investigation (PUIs) admitted in various health facilities for possible coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are now down to 30 from the previous 64. Latest data from the agency's tracker showed a total of 588 patients… Read More
3 repatriates from Japan ship checked for Covid-19
February 28, 2020, 4:58 pm
MANILA — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday reported that three male repatriates from the M/V Diamond Princess cruise ship are now categorized as patients under investigation (PUIs) after showing signs and symptoms of respiratory illness on Thursday. Duque said one of the… Read More
Health care center offers free services to poor Angeles residents
February 27, 2020, 8:35 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga -- Indigent residents in this highly urbanized city can now avail of free medical and other health care services from the Puso Center here, which was formally opened on Thursday. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr., during the center’s blessing and inauguration ceremony, said the… Read More
Discharged PUIs for Covid-19 now 548
February 27, 2020, 4:09 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that the total number of discharged patients under investigation (PUIs) went up to 548 from 510. The PUIs have been allowed to go home after being tested negative for the virus in two consecutive medical examinations, the DOH said. The… Read More
Pinoy crew of virus-hit cruise ship undergo 5-level screening
February 26, 2020, 7:24 pm
MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the repatriated overseas Filipinos (OFs) -- 440 crew members and five tourists -- from M/V Diamond Princess Cruise Ship from Japan have to undergo five levels of screening for fever and respiratory signs and… Read More
PUIs tests negative for Covid-2019 now 524
February 26, 2020, 7:15 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported that the total number of persons under investigation (PUIs) who tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) went up to 524. The latest data from the agency's tracker showed that 510 of the PUIs negative for Covid-19… Read More
Task force imposes travel ban for passengers from Korea
February 26, 2020, 7:01 pm
MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) resolved to impose travel restrictions for passengers from North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, effective immediately.… Read More
Dengue cases in Bicol drop 20%
February 25, 2020, 5:12 pm
LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Health (DOH) office in Bicol said on Monday dengue cases in the region have dropped by 20 percent this 2020 compared to last year. It said there were 667 cases during the period from Jan. 1 to Feb. 22 this year as against 832 cases reported in the same period… Read More
Hundreds of Pinoys from Covid-19-hit cruise ship home soon
February 24, 2020, 4:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that 59 of the 538 Filipinos from the M/V Diamond Princess cruise ship have so far tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019) while more than 400 are negative and asymptomatic. "Iyong 59 na positibo, sila ay nasa hospital… Read More
WHO reports new Covid-19 cases in Lebanon, Israel
February 23, 2020, 2:24 pm
MANILA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said Lebanon and Israel are two new countries that reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a situation report on February 22, the WHO said Lebanon reported one case and Israel reported one case as well. It added that… Read More
Recruitment firms, not PhilHealth, scammed OFWs: Morales
February 20, 2020, 9:07 pm
MANILA -- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales on Thursday said liaison officers of recruitment agencies issued fake PhilHealth receipts to a number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Morales made the statement in response to… Read More
Discharged PUIs for Covid-19 now 420
February 20, 2020, 4:58 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that the total number of discharged persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible infection of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) went up to 420 from 401 on Wednesday. The PUIs have been allowed to go home after testing negative for… Read More
Bohol guv bats for state-of-the-art provincial hospitals
February 20, 2020, 4:32 pm
CEBU CITY -- Governor Arthur Yap has bared his plan to modernize health services in provincial hospitals and clinics in Bohol by breaking barriers through technology to pave the way for annual medical checkup of all Boholanos. Yap on Wednesday said the provincial government will adopt globally… Read More
DOH: We have enough protective personal equipment, test kits
February 19, 2020, 7:48 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Wednesday that it has enough stocks of protective personal equipment (PPEs) and test kits to be used by healthcare workers in quarantine facilities and persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019)… Read More
DOH to monitor repatriated OFWs even after quarantine period
February 19, 2020, 6:52 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) will continue monitoring the health condition of Filipinos repatriated from Wuhan, China even after they have completed the 14-day quarantine period, a health official said Wednesday. DOH Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, in a press briefing at… Read More
DOH starts locating active polio cases in C. Visayas
February 18, 2020, 6:43 pm
CEBU CITY – With the discovery of poliovirus in water samples from the Butuanon River, which flows from here to Mandaue City, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas will start locating active cases of polio in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director, said the DOH… Read More
DOH lauds signing of EO on medicine price cap
February 18, 2020, 2:05 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday lauded the signing of Executive Order (EO) 104 cutting the retail prices of some 87 high-cost medicines by up to 58 percent. In a press briefing at the DOH main office, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the EO putting a price cap on… Read More
DOH, LGU conduct local rapid response to address polio outbreak
February 17, 2020, 7:26 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- The Department of Health-Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH-CLCHD), in close coordination with the city government of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, is conducting local rapid response to address a polio outbreak. This, after a one-year-old boy from the… Read More
