Day: December 19, 2021

A total of 1,062,100 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine donated by the German government through the COVAX Facility arrived Sunday afternoon. Later, another 535,300 doses will be delivered at about 10:15 p.m., also via Singapore Airlines, to complete 1,597,400 donated doses while private-sector procured 663,400 doses of AstraZeneca jabs will arrive at 7:30 p.m. […]

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday logged 203 new Covid-19 cases, the country’s lowest single-day infection since May 2020 due to the failure of 41 laboratories to submit data. The DOH said the figure pushed the total case tally to 2,837,577. “The low case report is due to the suspension of the operations four […]

President Rodrigo Duterte is “determined” to visit more areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette, a Palace official said on Sunday. On Saturday, Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of some of the areas hit by Typhoon Odette covering Siargao, Surigao City, Dinagat Islands, and Maasin City in Southern Leyte. Asked if Duterte will push through with his […]

A suspected drug pusher, who allegedly also yielded a handgun and hand grenade, was killed in an exchange of fire with anti-narcotics operatives in Barangay Sapang Kawayan here at around 4 a.m. on Sunday. A police report identified the suspect as Denmark Flora, a resident of Barangay Poblacion West, this city. Investigation showed that a […]

The Department of Health (DOH) strongly opposes the blatant disregard of public health in the recently approved Senate Bill 2239 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Regulation Act) that seeks to further expand access to vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products. The bill is retrogressive and contains several provisions that contradict public health goals and international standards and […]

Nearly 3.5 million doses of different Covid-19 vaccine brands have so far been donated by the French government to the Philippines through the COVAX Facility. This, after National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa welcomed the arrival of additional 811,890 doses of Pfizer vaccine from France at the Ninoy Aquino International […]