TACLOBAN CITY, January 22 (PIA) – The office of the Regional Sanitary Engineer of the Department of Health (DOH), reminds local government units on the implementation of proper disposal of human remains.
During the recent “Suruswerte ha PIA” radio program hosted by Regional Director Olive Tiu of the Philippine Information Agency 8 (PIA-), it was learned from the DOH Regional Sanitary Engineer Percival de Paz that per 1976 Sanitation Code of the Philippines, all local government units must adhere and comply with the requirements provided in the said law, as to burial grounds, may it be public, private or memorial parks.
January 22, 2021
Palo, Leyte, January 28 (PIA) - The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), an organization that strongly promotes health research activities in the region, has conducted on November 9, 2020, a Dissemination Forum on some Completed RRF (Regional Research Fund) Funded Projects.
The activity which was aimed to inform the public on some health initiatives highly relevant to human consumption so as to address some health issues, was conducted as part of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 8’s annual celebration of the National Science and Technology Week which was celebrated on November 9-13, 2020.
November 16, 2020
MAASIN CITY, Oct. 23 (PIA) – The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic rampaging in this city is contagious, infectious, but it is mild, and can even be fought back with a physical body shielded by a strong immune system, according to Dr. Francilisa Tan, city health officer.
To illustrate her point, Dr. Tan said there are families turning out positive in recent days, but there is one member that turned out negative of the virus after undergoing the RT-PCR tests.
October 23, 2020
The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium, in coordination with the Department of Health RO 8 and Department of Science and Technology RO8, announces the conduct of the CY 2020 Virtual Regional Health Research Symposium on October 29-30, 2020 via Zoom Online Conference.
Guided by this year’s theme, “Research and Innovation for Accessible, Equitable, and High-Quality Health Solutions amidst Global Health Crises”, the RHRS aims to disseminate the research outputs to different stakeholders in the region. It also aims to incentivize health researchers from the consortium’s member institutions and to encourage the conduct of more researches related to health by giving away cash prizes to the winners of the Poster Exhibit and Oral Presentation Contests.
October 9, 2020
TACLOBAN CITY, September 22 (PIA) – Secretary Martin Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) congratulated Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez for the city’s notable efforts in the fight against Covid-19 during the September 21 episode of Laging Handa Network Briefing.
According to Secretary Andanar, Tacloban has seen a sharp decline in the number of daily confirmed Covid-19 cases from the first week of September up to the present.
September 22, 2020