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Palace assures aid for Typhoon Rolly victims; distribution of food packs ongoing

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Posted at Nov 04 08:08 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday assured the public that help is already on the way to those greatly affected by Typhoon Rolly. Read more »

DOH hopeful entire PH under MGCQ next year

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 05:58 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) is hopeful the Philippines will transition to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) by first quarter of 2021 as the country’s daily coronavirus infections continue to decline in the past weeks. Read more »

DOH: Galvez to expedite procurement, rollout of COVID-19 vaccine

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 03:58 PM

MANILA— National Task Force on COVID-19 chief implementer and peace adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.’s appointment as COVID-19 vaccine czar will not cause any changes in the government’s vaccine plan, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, amid criticism the position should have been given to a medical expert.   Read more »

DOH: 8 health facilities in Bicol damaged by Rolly

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 04:06 PM

Eight health facilities in the Bicol region were damaged during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. Read more »

'Trabaho mo maganda': Duterte says can't find basis for Duque's suspension

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Updated as of Nov 02 09:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he could not find "any plausible or even a meager argument" to suspend Health Secretary Francisco Duque, after more lawmakers sought to hold the latter accountable for alleged corruption and his failure to properly manage the coronavirus pandemic at its onset. Read more »

PH virus tally now at 383,113 as 2,396 new cases confirmed

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Updated as of Nov 01 04:38 PM

The Department of Health also reported 17,727 new recoveries as the DOH implemented its weekly “mass recovery” pushing the total number of Filipinos who recovered from the disease to 348,760.   Read more »

Typhoon Rolly threatens 19.8 million Filipinos; PNP to force evacuation in dangerous areas

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 02:20 PM

The Philippine National Police will force people to evacuate in areas deemed as dangerous as Super Typhoon Rolly threatens some 19.8 million Filipinos nationwide, officials said Sunday. Read more »

DOH not endorsing necklace air purifiers vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:09 PM

“While these devices do not pose any harm, the DOH currently does not recommend using these devices due to lack of evidence of efficacy,” DOH said in a statement. Read more »

DOH on public's lack of trust on COVID-19 data: We just consolidate information

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 05:33 PM

he Department of Health is merely collecting and validating COVID-19 test results from all over the country, a health official said Friday following a poll highlighting Filipinos' lack of trust on government data. Read more »

Filipinos split on accuracy of gov't COVID-19 data: SWS

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Posted at Oct 29 02:46 PM

In May, University of the Philippines researchers flagged discrepancy in government data, citing "continuing mismatch" between the Department of Health (DOH) and local governments' numbers of COVID-19 patients and "alarming errors" in patient data.   Read more »

DOH open to probe, 5 officials suspended over Ombudsman case ‘trustworthy’ - Vergeire

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 12:41 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it was open to the investigation of 5 officials the Ombudsman recently suspended over a pending case, but hoped for its quick resolution citing that they are critical to the agency's pandemic response.    Read more »

WHO clinical trial stops use of interferon; cancer drug to be tested vs COVID arrives in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 09:55 PM

MANILA — While the World Health Organization has decided to exclude the drug interferon from its multi-country clinical trial, a cancer drug recently added to the study has already arrived in the Philippines.  Read more »

'False positive?': Lab details needed on PBA player, referee cases

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 05:43 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it cannot say if a player and a referee of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in Clark had false positive results for COVID-19 unless their experts see the details from their laboratory tests. Read more »

Philippines' virus tally breaches 370,000

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Updated as of Oct 25 04:33 PM

The Philippines confirmed 2,223 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 370,028. Read more »

DOH plans to build more cold storage facilities for possible COVID-19 vaccine

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 03:39 PM

MANILA— The Department of Health (DOH) is preparing more cold storage facilities in preparation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines once they are available.  Read more »

Pagbabakuna kontra tigdas, polio simula na sa Okt. 26

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Updated as of Oct 23 10:59 AM

MAYNILA - Aarangkada na ang pagbabakuna laban sa mga sakit na tigdas at polio sa Lunes, Oktubre 26, ayon sa Department of Health.   Read more »

DOH says more funds for vaccines needed for 'herd immunity'

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Posted at Oct 21 11:38 PM

The Department of Health the budget that House lawmakers have committed to allocate for COVID-19 vaccines is not enough to achieve herd immunity in the country. Read more »

DOH ramps up measles, polio immunization campaign ahead of possible outbreak

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Posted at Oct 21 01:10 PM

The health department on Wednesday urged parents to vaccinate their children against measles, polio, and rubella in a bid to prevent an outbreak next year. Read more »

DOH releases guidelines for individuals coming to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 10:27 PM

As the Philippines further eases travel restrictions, the Department of Health issues guidelines for individuals coming to the country and Filipinos who are planning to travel domestically. Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus cases top 360,000

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 05:06 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 1,640 additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the national toll to 360,775. Read more »