Thursday, December 25, 2025
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Tag: DOH

Information drive

"The PCOO should just do its job."   In my past columns, I have urged the Duterte administration to embark on a massive education and information...

No room for complacency vs. nCoV

"It’s just not much fun in the Philippines right now." We must heed the urgent call of the Department of Health to avoid crowding to...

House to probe DOH’s P4.9-b pneumonia vaccine project

A party-list lawmaker on Friday sought a congressional investigation into the move of the Department of Health to suspend its current anti-pneumonia vaccine for...

PNP on a roll – except in Region 4A

"I believe PNP Chief Gamboa will not tolerate any form of negligence or incompetence among key official."   The Philippine National Police is tasked with helping...

Beyond nCoV

"In short, ‘Huwag kang praning.’"     Before we leave the babble of advisories, tokenism and pseudo operations beloved of some countries and groups on combating the...

The need for transparency

"This is a matter of grave national concern and we have the right to be informed."   Finally, after days of coping with fake news on...

We can fight this coronavirus pestilence

"There are simple preventive measures against this disease. "     Many of our fellow Filipinos are still reeling from the devastation of the Taal Volcano eruption. Thousands...

PH confirms first virus case

The Health department said Thursday that a 38-year-old Chinese woman was the first confirmed case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), which has killed...

Makati gets top OPV marks

The City of Makati has achieved, for the second time this year, the highest oral polio vaccine (OPV) coverage rate among 17 cities and...

DOH e-claims system urged for QC hospital

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged the Department of Health to allow the use of its free electronic medical records and e-claims systems...

Review pneumonia vaccines offered to DOH, solon says

The Department of Health should determine the experience of other countries that used a new vaccine that is being offered to the DOH to bolster...

Group lauds DOH for favoring vaping regulation over ban

An advocacy group lauded the Department of Health for favoring regulation over prohibition on vaping products. The DOH adopted the position following a joint meeting...

Private hospitals back DOH in vaccination to stop polio – Duque

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday led the vaccination of children below five years old in St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City. Duque...

Maintain clean, hygienic living, Villar urges public

Saying that the reemergence of polio was due to poor sanitation, Senator  Cynthia Villar said there is now an urgency to maintain a clean...
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