Tag: DOH

Delta variant community transmission confirmed in Metro Manila, CALABARZON, says DOH

Investigation of Delta variant community transmission at the national level ongoing   (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has confirmed the “community transmission” of the highly infectious and aggressive COVID-19 Delta variant in Metro Manila and in CALABARZON or the Southern Tagalog region Dr. Alethea De Guzman, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director, said that in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region and in Region 4-A or Calabarzon, ongoing community transmission is confirmed, while the […]

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Pres. Duterte says he’s standing by Duque; cites need to be fair amid lack of evidence on corruption claims

Duterte says his decision may be unpopular, but fair   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is standing by Health Secretary Francisco Duque, saying he had not seen any evidence of corruption so far amid allegations hurled against the health chief. Duterte said that even if call to dismiss or fire Duque is popular, he analyzed the evidence and so far there is nothing to point to the health chief being corrupt or pocketing money, […]

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Pres. Duterte tells COA it had already “done damage” to DOH, Duque

Says COA’s explanation about no finding of corruption on DOH came “very late”   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte lamented how the Commission on Audit (COA) has already damaged the reputation of the Department of Health (DOH) and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III when it released its initial report on P67.3 billion funds it had initially flagged. In his “Talk to the People” on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, Duterte said that COA had already […]

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DOH reports 12,067 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,869,691 after the Department of Health reported 12,067 more COVID-19 cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 127703 were active. Of these, 95.5 percent were mild, 1.7 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.2 percent were severe, and 0.93 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1709724 including the additional 14565 recoveries. The death toll is now at 32262, with the addition of 303 deaths. […]

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446 more Delta variant cases detected in PHL; 201 of new 442 local Delta cases in Metro Manila

Total Delta cases in PHL reach 1,273   (Eagle News) — Over 400 more Delta variant cases have been detected in the Philippines, pushing the total Delta cases in the country to 1,273. According to the DOH, apart from the additional 446 Delta cases, 90 Alpha cases, 105 Beta cases, and 41 P.3 variant cases were found in the latest batch of  746 samples that underwent genome sequencing. The samples were collected by 62  institutions […]

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New COVID deaths rise to 398 in PHL as DOH reports 16,694 new virus cases

    (Eagle News) – COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, rose to 398 from Friday’s record of 317 as the Philippines reported 16,694 new COVID cases. Total active cases reached 123,935 as of Saturday, or 6.8 percent of total 1,824,051 confirmed cases. Most of the confirmed cases in the country are tagged as recoveries at 91.5 percent. This is equivalent to 1,668,520 cases. Most or 97.2 percent of the 123,935 active cases are […]

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PHL records highest-ever single day tally of new COVID cases at 17,231; total COVID cases breach 1.8 million

New COVID deaths recorded for the day jump to 317   (Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded its highest ever single-day record of new COVID-19 cases at 17,231 on Friday, Aug. 20, the last day of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for the country’s capital region, Metro Manila. Because of this, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,807,800, with active cases at 123,251. The Department of Health also recorded the third highest number of COVID-19 […]

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DOH explains all P67.3B funds flagged by COA, utilized for public health, documentary compliance ongoing

DOH Usec Vega says in the midst of COVID-19 crisis, submission of some paperwork delayed so as not to compromise lives of public   (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) explained to President Rodrigo Duterte how it is complying with the reported deficiencies in documents on the P67.3 billion earlier flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA). The DOH also found a sympathetic ear in President Duterte who said that he understood the […]

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COA clarifies there was no mention of funds lost to corruption in its report on DOH

Says DOH can still submit documents and supporting papers to rectify deficiencies on P67.3B fund as part of audit process   (Eagle News) – The Commission on Audit clarified that it did “not mention any findings” of funds lost to corruption in the reported deficiencies in documents related to funds amounting to P67.3 billion in the Department of Health. In a statement, the COA said that its observations were as a result of “non-submission of […]

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Interview with DOH Usec Cabotaje on updates about vaccines in the PHL – Balitalakayan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_gg9VQ2-KM   (Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje explains concerns about the vaccines in the Philippines amid the increasing transmission of the Delta variant in the country. Cabotaje said that herd protection in the country could be achieved by late this year or early this year since this would be dependent on the vaccine supplies being delivered to the country. As of Aug. 15, about 16 percent of the target population had […]

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WATCH: Interview with Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research on COVID-19 projections in PHL

  (Eagle News) — Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research fellow, explains how the effects of the current Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila will still be felt after about a month. In this interview with the NET25-Radyo Agila program “Balitalakayan” on Aug. 16, David said that based from previous lockdown measures, the effects of the restrictions in the community under an ECQ would be felt after around three to four weeks. He also explains […]

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27.5 million Filipinos already received jabs; 12.4 million already fully vaccinated

(Eagle News) – The Philippines has so far administered 27.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in its vaccination drive, with over 12.4 million individuals already fully vaccinated. According to the National Task Force against COVID-19, the government has administered a total of 27,552,770 COVID-19 vaccine doses. “Of this figure, 15,092,332 Filipinos have received their first dose, while 12,460,438 individuals are now fully vaccinated,” it said in a post on Sunday, Aug. 15. Because of this, […]

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