To support Filipino students' mental health, a new toolkit was recently launched in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd), and Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Mental health toolkit for students

Specially So For Far-Flung Eastern Visayas Areas 

Heat not only affects humans. Snakes have also made it's way to residential areas and even establishments in many Eastern Visayas areas. 

Anti-Venom Vax In Demand

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go demanded swift action from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to expedite the distribution of PHP 27 billion in health emergency allowances for healthcare workers.


Go demands 'swift' release of health allowances

While Dengue breaks out, African Swine Fever sweeps Aklan

A shadow looms over the Aklan communities, escalating threat to human and animal health.

Battling the Dual Threat to Health

A significant public health achievement of 74.73 percent of the region’s barangays have attained zero open defecation (ZOD) status, as announced by the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD).

WV Reaches Major Milestone in Public Health with Zero Open Defecation Initiative

The Department of Health (DOH) has called on vloggers to use the "Pinggang Pinoy" program as a guide when creating mukbang videos, in an effort to promote healthy eating habits among viewers.

DOH bats for ‘healthy mukbang’

Health workers question delay of emergency allowance

In April 2022, former President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11712, which granted allowances from P3,000 to P9,000 depending on risk classification to health workers during public emergencies and compensation if they get infected with Covid-19.

‘Bakit ngayon lang?’

In line with the implementation of the Department of Health’s (DOH) 8-Point Action Agenda for the Philippine Development plan 2023-2028, DOH Calabarzon Region presented its accomplishment of making this region healthier.

DOH: Calabarzon looking 'healthier'

The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday, August 22, that the smallpox vaccine may offer protection against Mpox.

DOH: Smallpox vaccine may protect vs. Mpox

As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) marks the onset of the wet season, the Department of Health (DoH) is ramping up its surveillance of influenza-like illnesses (ILI), anticipating an uptick in cases.


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