With the school year set to begin on Aug. 22 this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said unvaccinated learners will still be accepted as COVID-19 vaccination remains voluntary.
A health expert on infectious diseases said the preparations against the entry and threat of the Marburg virus in the country are similar to the measures implemented against the Ebola disease.
The Philippine Army held a two-day pediatric COVID-19 vaccination drive among 5 to 11 year olds at the Army General Hospital (AGH) on July 14 and July 15.
Two new species of water scavenger beetles were discovered by researchers from the Ateneo Biodiversity Research Laboratory of the Department of Biology.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. appointed on Thursday, July 14, the Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire as the officer-in-charge of the agency.
