By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Maricar Cinco -Philippine Daily Inquirer / August 31, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos celebrated them as modern-day heroes, medical workers protested outside their hospital duty hours on National Heroes’ Day on Monday, setting the scene for bigger rallies that may include walk-outs or mass resignations until the government releases their…
Aug 24, 2021, Bonz Magsambol MANILA, Philippines ‘We strongly demand more actions than words,’ says Alliance of Health Workers President Robert Mendoza A health workers group on Tuesday, August 24, gave the Department of Health (DOH) until August 31 to release the withheld COVID-19 benefits due medical frontliners. “We strongly demand more actions than words….
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter /INQUIRER.net / July 03, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao on Saturday claimed that several government transactions were marred by corruption, mentioning, in particular, the distribution of social amelioration program (SAP) subsidies through the use of e-wallets. Pacquiao said in a briefing that Starpay, an e-wallet application used…
Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) February 21, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Vaccines for COVID-19 do not necessarily prevent infection and transmission of the virus but it could protect those inoculated against severe illness, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday night. Enrique Tayag, DOH director for Knowledge Management and IT Service,…
Jan 17, 2021 Rappler.com The Philippines now has half a million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, nearly a year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the country. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,895 new confirmed infections on Sunday, January 17, bringing the Philippines’ total caseload to 500,577. The DOH also logged…
(Philstar.com) – January 8, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The public should remain vigilant and continue following mandated health protocols set by the government as the country is still “not out of the woods” in the fight against COVID-19, the Department of Health said Friday. With over 483,000 COVID-19 cases, the Philippines has the second-worst outbreak…