Kristine Sabillo
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No electricity? Typhoon survivors, NGOs seek solar solutions for tribal communities
MANILA — For the last 5 decades, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe living in Brgy. Laiban, Tanay, Rizal have been without electricity. → Read More
Comparing PH to other countries ‘more miserable’ than us ‘unfair’ — DOH
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it is unfair for people to compare the Philippines to other countries on basis of which one is “more miserable.” → Read More
Invalid ivermectin prescriptions? DOH, FDA to send reports to PRC
On Thursday, two lawmakers led the distribution of the anti-parasitic drug for Quezon City residents. Some photos from the event showed recipients being given prescriptions on bond paper without the name and information of the doctor. → Read More
Mayors Sotto, Cayetano caution public against taking ivermectin without legal approval
Two Metro Manila mayors on Friday warned the public against taking the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 since there is still not enough data showing its effectivity. → Read More
LGUs allowed to tap reserved Sinovac 2nd dose for new vaccine recipients
MANILA — The Department of Health is now allowing local government units to use their reserved 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccines to increase the number of those being vaccinated. → Read More
COVID-19 deaths in Philippines top 17,000
The number of people in the Philippines who died due to COVID-19 climbed past 17,000 on Wednesday as total coronavirus infections in the country reached 1,020,495, data from the health department showed. → Read More
Filipino travelers from India not allowed to enter PH for next 2 weeks
MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday reminded the public that even Filipinos coming from India cannot enter the Philippines. → Read More
1,412 health workers contract COVID-19 this month, highest monthly tally since 2020
New COVID-19 cases recorded during the first 25 days this month among health workers in the country have reached 1,412, the highest monthly tally since October last year, according to Department of Health (DOH) data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG). → Read More
DOH wants MECQ restrictions to stay to stop COVID-19 spread
The Department of Health said Monday it was favoring the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine, the second strictest lockdown level in Metro Manila to arrest the spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Indian variant of COVID-19 not yet detected in Philippines — DOH
MANILA — The Department of Health on Monday said it has not yet detected the presence of a so-called Indian coronavirus variant in the Philippines. → Read More
FDA just waiting for Moderna EUA application
MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday said it has yet to receive an emergency use authorization (EUA) application from COVID-19 vaccine developer Moderna but it is already reviewing published studies to expedite the process. → Read More
Frontline workers under A4 group not yet up for vaccination: DOH
Frontline workers under the A4 priority group still have to wait for prioritization guidelines before they can be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the government, the health department said Friday. → Read More
Duque vaccinated against COVID-19 at DOH
MANILA — Almost two months after the start of the vaccine rollout in the Philippines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was finally vaccinated against COVID-19 alongside health workers at the Department of Health gymnasium on Friday. → Read More
Majority of 24 deaths reported after vaccination unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines — FDA, DOH
MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reported that out of the more than 1 million Filipinos vaccinated against COVID-19, 24 people died. However, most of the reported deaths were found to be unrelated to vaccination. → Read More
COVID-19: ‘Mass recovery’ tagging now daily in bid to address skewed data, says DOH
The Department of Health on Wednesday said it is now making daily its weekly “mass recovery” tagging of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. → Read More
More than 1.3M Filipinos vaccinated against COVID-19
The Philippines has so far inoculated more than 1.3 million Filipinos against the COVID-19 nearly 2 months since the vaccine rollout started, according to government data released Wednesday. → Read More
PH prepared to handle powder, liquid form of Sputnik V vaccines set to arrive this week — DOH
MANILA — The Philippines is ready to receive and properly store Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, the Department of Health said Wednesday. → Read More
Health workers to be trained to recognize rare adverse events as Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines allowed in PH
MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said it will ensure that health care workers will be trained to deal with adverse events after immunization (AEFI) as the Philippines approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. → Read More
COVID-19 deaths in Philippines top 16,000 as total cases breach 945,000
The number of people in the Philippines who died due to COVID-19 has climbed past 16,000 on Monday as total coronavirus infections in the country reached 945,745, data from the health department showed. → Read More
Guideline to be issued before AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine re-use on those under 60 y.o.
The Department of Health will issue a guideline before the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on people under 60 years old resumes, it said Monday. → Read More