Health

Palace OK mayors’ request for advance payment for COVID-19 vaccines
President Rodrigo Duterte signed today, February 18, 2021, the memorandum order on exceeding the fifteen percent limit on advanced payments for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.

DOH seeing a plateau in COVID cases, but reminds public for continued vigilance
From the observed rise in cases in some areas in the country due to increased mobility during the holiday season, the Department of Health (DOH)

Limited COVID-19 vaccine global supply delays supply agreement in PH
Following recent allegations of snail-paced negotiations between the Philippine government and vaccine manufacturers, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Secretary

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine OK’d for 16 and up in PH
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the Philippines to reduce risk against COVID-19 for priority groups aged 16

Bacolod sets COVID vaccine dry run on Feb 5
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has instructed the Bacolod COVID-19 Vaccination (CoVac) Council to conduct simulation exercises Friday, February 5, as part of the City’s preparations for

DOH confirms adt’l cases of UK COVID-19 variant
Following strengthened biosurveillance activities amid the detection of the first B.1.1.7 variant in the country last January 13, the Department of Health (DOH), UP-Philippine Genome

Bacolod joining region-wide launch of Measles-Rubella Oral Polio vaccination
The City of Bacolod, spearheaded by the City Health Office (CHO), is one with Western Visayas in the region-wide launching of Measles-Rubella Oral Polio Vaccine

Concentrix first BPO in Bacolod to offer free COVID-19 vaccine to workers
Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience solutions and technology, is the first call center operator in Bacolod to offer free COVID-19 vaccine to

DOH confirms new COVID variant in PH
Following strengthened biosurveillance and border control efforts, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) today officially confirm the detection of the B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant (UK variant) in the country.

Go appeals to defer Philhealth premium hike
Senator Bong Go has appealed to the country’s top financial managers to reconsider the planned increase in Philhealth monthly contribution for the current year. In
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