Jollibee Group Reinforces Global Food Safety Standards and Practices

Commitment to Food Safety. As part of its commemoration of World Food Safety Day celebration in June, the Jollibee Group extended its promotion of food safety standards to its customers through food safety stickers that its brands like Jollibee in the Philippines, Vietnam, and UAE, Tim Ho Wan and Yonghe King in China, placed on delivery orders. The sticker included a scannable QR code that links to the Company’s commitment to food safety.

PhilHealth hikes benefits for neonatal sepsis, bronchial asthma

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased its benefit packages for neonatal sepsis and bronchial asthma in acute exacerbation.

PH remains low risk for Covid-19 amid new variants

THE PHILIPPINES remains at low risk for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid reports of new variants monitored abroad, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday.

WHO chief 'outraged' after Israeli strike kills humanitarian workers

THE WORLD Health Organization's (WHO) director-general on Tuesday called for the "sustained protection" of humanitarian workers in Gaza after an incident that killed seven members of US-based charity World Central Kitchen.

Bacolod City records rising rotavirus cases in kids under 5 years old

CASES OF ROTAVIRUS, the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children below five years old, have continued to increase in this city in the past three months.

DOH urges vaccination vs. measles, pertussis as cases rise

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) is encouraging the public to take part in its immunization campaign against vaccine-preventable diseases as cases of measles and pertussis are on the rise.

Marcos Oks lifting of public health emergency status

MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved in principle the lifting of the country’s public health emergency status and is expected to issue an executive order soon, according to Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa.

Spike in Covid-19 cases noted, Marcos orders ramp up vaccination anew

DAVAO CITY - With the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there is a need to ramp up vaccination efforts, especially for young people.

About 1M people die yearly due to lead poisoning: WHO

AN ESTIMATED 1 million people die from lead poisoning annually and millions more, many of them children, are exposed to low levels of lead, causing lifelong health problems, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Explainer: What is the XBB Covid-19 variant and should its rapid spread cause concern?

A NEW Omicron subvariant, known as XBB, has been behind the increase in Covid-19 cases here in recent weeks. 

Singapore is watching the XBB strain of Covid-19 "very closely", but there is no evidence that the new sub-variant is leading to more severe outcomes, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung says. (Healthworld)

Marburg virus outbreak reported

THE WORLD Health Organization said it is marshalling resources to contain the outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, in Ghana.

Residents told to observe public health protocols

CHIEF COVID fighter Mayor Beng Climaco told Zamboanga residents to strictly observe public health protocols by wearing face masks in crowded areas, especially now that the campaign season for local candidates has begun.

Omicron now in the Philippines

THE DEPARTMENT of Health said two travellers - a Filipino and a Nigerian - who arrived recently in the country from Nigeria and Japan were both tested positive for the Omicron variant. 

WHO recommends against the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19

THE WORLD Health Organization or WHO has updated its living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics to include convalescent plasma.

Omicron: Don’t panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO

HERALDING SOUTH Africa’s and Botswana’s decision to report the appearance of the Omicron coronavirus mutation last month, the UN health agency repeated that it will take another two weeks before more is known about how transmissible and how dangerous it actually is.

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‘New COVID-19 variant sparks global panic’

THE WORLD Health Organization has urged people to strictly follow public health protocols following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant in Botswana in South Africa called “Omicron.”

Covid booster shot to use different brands

THE DUTERTE administration is now considering “heterologous vaccination” for fully vaccinated individuals who are up for their third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to boost immunity.

Delta variant is not the last: WHO

THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) warned that the highly transmissible Delta variant of the Covid-19 will not be the last variant of concern and called on countries and peoples to stay vigilant.

More islanders vaccinated

HUNDREDS OF residents from the island barangays off Zamboanga City have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 following orders from Mayor Beng Climaco to bring the government closer to the people.

‘Red alert’ out for cheap lipsticks

DIPOLOG CITY - The EcoWaste Coalition, a toxics watchdog group, issued a red alert following its discovery of cheap lipsticks, mostly made from China, that are heavily contaminated with lead, a chemical banned in cosmetics.