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West Visayas dengue cases drop by 64%

ILOILO CITY --The Department of Health in Western Visayas reported on Thursday that the number of dengue cases in Western Visayas has dropped by 64 percent. Reynilyn Reyes, head of the family,...

Solon wants Sanofi, DOH held liable for vaccine mess

GUIMBA, Nueva Ecija -- A Nueva Ecija legislator has assailed Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of the controversial anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, for its alleged continuous effort to conceal the drug's real condition...

Nobody knew Dengvaxia posed risks: ex-president Aquino

MANILA -- Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday reiterated nobody knew that the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine posed risks when it was sold by pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur to the Philippine government...

DOH launches Philippine national standards for drinking water of 2017

The Department of Health (DOH) today presented the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW) of 2017 to various stakeholders. The said policy is embodied in the DOH Administrative Order No....

DOH cites drop in food poisoning in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged the public to always observe proper food handling to avoid poisoning, even as they noted a decline in the number...

Speed of Dengvaxia procurement process astounds Gordon

Senator Richard J. Gordon is astounded by the undue speed in the procurement process for the Dengvaxia Vaccine, the administration of which to at least 830,000 people is now turning into...

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