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WORLD HEALTH DAY, celebrated every April 7, marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization. The 2026 WHD celebration launches a year-long campaign under the theme "Together for health. Stand with science." Visit the WHO's 2026 WHD campaign site.
Department Circular No. 2026-0161
Department Circular No. 2026-0161
Dissemination of Advisories from the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on the Proper Utilization and Safeguards of the Gender and Development (GAD) Budget
Dissemination of Advisories from the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on the Proper Utilization and Safeguards of the Gender and Development (GAD) Budget
Download the issuance: DC No. 2026-0161 dated April 13, 2026
Access the Advisories: tinyurl.com/PCWAdvisories
By authority of the Secretary of Health, signed and issued by Atty. Brigida H. Romualdez-Aquino, Undersecretary of Health, addressed to all DOH executives, central and regional directors, chiefs of DOH hospitals, treatment and rehabilitation centers, includes a link to access the advisories and infographics from the Philippine Commission on Women, in aid of dissemination of all information to all concerned.
This issuance did not originate from DOH HFDB: Address further inquiries about this issuance to the Gender and Development Focal System (GFPS) Secretariat under the DOH Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau.
The DOH HFDB is a member of the DOH GFPS Technical Working Group, and through the Bureau's policy and program development initiatives, it facilitates GAD mainstreaming in health facilities.
See also: GAD Section on the DOH HFDB Google Site (Link to Section: bit.ly/hfdb-gad)
IMAGE CREDIT: Philippine Commission on Women
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HEALTH CAMPAIGNS
HEALTH CAMPAIGNS
WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK, celebrated every April 28, this year the International Labor Organization shall launch a campaign with the message "Let's ensure a healthy psychosocial working environment." Visit ILO page on this international observance.
7th ANNIVERSARY OF R.A. NO. 11313, SAFE SPACES ACT, April 17, 2026, "Filipino Marespeto, Safe Spaces Kasali Tayo!" View campaign on the PCW Facebook Page.
PUBLIC ADVISORIES
PUBLIC ADVISORIES
DEPDEV DAY, April 10, and ECONOMY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT WEEK, from April 10 to 16, 2026, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1205, s. 2026, with the theme "Keeping the Course, Rallying for the Future, Achieving the PDP Targets." See DEPDev's Facebook page for more information.
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER YEAR (IVY) FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2026, enjoining government agencies to actively participate in the observance. Read DM No. 2026-0150 for more info.
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 87, SERIES OF 2025, dated July 11, 2025, "Directing All Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, and Encouraging Local Government Units and the Private Sector, to Promote Awareness of the Philippines as a Maritime and Archipelagic Nation." (Read from the Official Gazette)
IMAGE CREDIT: Official Gazette of the Philippines Facebook Page
IMAGE CREDIT: Official Gazette of the Philippines Facebook Page
Electronic Freedom of Information (eFOI)
All external clients of DOH Central Office bureaus and services, Centers for Health Development, DOH hospitals and treatment and rehabilitation center shall be required to fill out the FOI Standard Request Form at bit.ly/StandardFOIForm.
For details, read DM No. 2026-0157, "Utilization of the Online DOH Freedom of Information (FOI) Standard Request Form for Walk-in and Email Clients" dated February 20, 2026.
All external clients of DOH Central Office bureaus and services, Centers for Health Development, DOH hospitals and treatment and rehabilitation center shall be required to fill out the FOI Standard Request Form at bit.ly/StandardFOIForm.
For details, read DM No. 2026-0157, "Utilization of the Online DOH Freedom of Information (FOI) Standard Request Form for Walk-in and Email Clients" dated February 20, 2026.
HFOB Sumbungan Portal
Bukas at handa na ang Health Facilities Oversight Board Sumbungan Portal. Bisitahin ang portal upang maghain, magsumite, at bantayan ang status ng inyong mga hinaing kaugnay ng Republic Act No. 10932 o ang Anti-Hospital Deposit Law.
I-scan ang QR Code o pumunta lamang sa hfob.doh.gov.ph
Bukas at handa na ang Health Facilities Oversight Board Sumbungan Portal. Bisitahin ang portal upang maghain, magsumite, at bantayan ang status ng inyong mga hinaing kaugnay ng Republic Act No. 10932 o ang Anti-Hospital Deposit Law.
I-scan ang QR Code o pumunta lamang sa hfob.doh.gov.ph
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN IN INDUSTRY, the first ever on April 21, 2026, with the theme "Sulong Juana: Women Leadership in Shaping the Future of Industry." View BAN Toxics Facebook post for more info.
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