Eastern Visayas logs 4,131 dengue cases

Jul 11, 2020 | Regions

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) posted a total of 4,131 dengue cases since January, the Department of Health (DOH) – Region VIII said. The cases were reported in Leyte, Eastern Samar and Samar provinces. Among the total cases, fatalities currently stand at 9. ...

Iloilo to lift dengue outbreak declaration

Jan 6, 2020 | Regions

Due to the continuous decrease of dengue cases in the province, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (PHO) will endorse to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) the lifting of the existing dengue outbreak that was declared in the...

Health groups challenge Duterte; say country is experiencing ‘health crisis’

Oct 22, 2019 | Top Stories

Health workers and advocates are challenging President Duterte to have himself checked in a government hospital. After figuring in a motorcycle accident, President Rodrigo Duterte is being challenged by health workers and advocates to seek medical help in a government...

409 new dengue cases in Iloilo City reported

Oct 12, 2019 | Regions

The Iloilo City Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 409 new cases of dengue during the 38th morbidity week, which covers the period of Sept. 15 to 21, 2019.This raised the province’s total number of dengue cases to 19,929, with 77 fatalities since Jan. 1 this...

Tensions rise as Atienza and Garin debate over Dengvaxia, Tetanus toxoid vaccines

Oct 3, 2019 | Nation

Rep. Lito Atienza (left) clashed with Rep. Janette Garin (right) over the Dengvaxia controversy and vaccine scare. Tension gripped Tuesday’s plenary session of the House of Representatives, one that resulted in a request that Buhay Party list Rep. Lito Atienza be...