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Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's health advocacy remains as he supported the successful groundbreaking of the Super Health Center in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, on Monday, June 3.
MANILA, Philippines — With the detection of new COVID-19 variants in the Philippines, senior citizens and the immunocompromised are advised to continue wearing face masks and get vaccinated.
Following the detection of the FLiRT variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to create the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Department of Health (DOH).
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Health (DOH), including their respective agencies, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have agreed to allow BAI to assist the FDA in conducting evaluations of animal vaccines and biologics.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised residents near Mount Kanlaon to wear masks or cover their nose and mouth with a wet cloth following the volcano’s eruption.
The country joined the observance of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 with the Department of Health reporting the death of a 22-year-old Filipino without comorbidities, who died of a heart attack associated with lung injury following two years of daily vaping. The DOH used the case to warn the public about the serious risks posed by electronic cigarettes especially to the young, who are being aggressively targeted by the tobacco and vaping industry.
WASHINGTON, United States — US officials on Thursday reported the country's third human case of bird flu linked to the current outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Three areas in Negros Occidental are now classified as pink zones or free from African swine fever (ASF), according to the provincial veterinary office.