Local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines are spending far below what is needed to deliver basic primary health care (PHC) services, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). A PIDS discussion paper t itled “Are Philippine Local...
At PNB Holdings Corporation (PHC), women hold five of nine seats on the board of directors. They comprise 40 percent of the management committee, or six of 15 positions, and roughly 40 percent of the company’s total workforce. In a sector where executive leadership has long observed persistent...
President Marcos said the new urgent care and ambulatory service center established at the Philippine Heart Center transforms how the country handles critical moments of patients. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the statement as he led the inauguration of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight indigent children with complex heart conditions here and Negros Occidental underwent cardiovascular surgery through a partnership between the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) and the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) based in this city. THE CLMMRH in...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, January 5 urged the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establisment of halfway houses nearby key medical centers in the country, noting there is sufficient budget for this under this year’s budget. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
Two senators on Wednesday, Oct. 13 expressed hope that the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) would finally return to normal operations as a specialized hospital despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing of the proposed budget of the...
The Philippine Heart Center’s (PHC) claims filed in 2020 totaling P71.17 million have been denied by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to government hospital’s purported failure to comply with the provisions of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of...
