Department of Health

Wishing for some semblance of the ‘old normal’? Well, here’s some good news for you: the current Alert Level 2 being imposed in Metro Manila may deescalate even further. The Department of Health (DOH) said this is possible if the country’s COVID-19 infections decrease to 500 per day. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said the […]

Come to think of it, has anyone ever reached out to you for contact tracing through the mobile app? Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted that the benefits of StaySafe, the mobile application officially implemented for contact tracing in over 200,000 establishments and around 700 local government units, is “very limited” and has “almost […]

Makati City Mayor Abigail ‘Abby’ Binay and the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that a healthcare worker failed to inject a COVID-19 vaccine to a netizen after a now-viral video made rounds online.  Over the weekend, a video of a woman who failed to get vaccinated caused panic online. Most sentiments were particularly focused on […]

Despite Health Undersecretary Vega and Senator Sotto’s statements regarding the use of face shield, Roque clarifies that existing policy remains in effect.