The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is expanding its “Yaman ng Kalusugan Program” (YAKAP) to include up to P20,000 worth of essential outpatient medicines annually, benefiting members starting Aug. 21. The expanded drug benefit, known as the Guaranteed and Accessible...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay said she will push for a comprehensive national healthcare program that will provide free maintenance medicines, including insulin and cancer drugs, as well as better health facilities for all Filipinos nationwide. “Importante...
TINGOG party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (center) leads the launching of ‘Project Tambal’ at the Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Tacloban City on Wednesday, Jan. 11. (EVMC FB) TACLOBAN CITY – The Tingog party-list group on Wednesday, Jan. 11, launched ‘’Project Tambal’’ or Take-Home...
Quezon City residents can get free medicines at health centers in their areas, the local government announced on Monday, Jan. 31. There will be 66 health centers in the city that provide medicines for fever, cough, colds, vitamins, and maintenance (e.g Losartan, Metformin, Amlodipine). Their...
Five barangays in Pasay City were visited by the team of Kandili ng Kalusugan mobile clinic on Jan. 19. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Kandli ng Kalusugan mobile clinic conducted services to residents from Barangays 105, 106, 107,131 and 132 .The activity was held at the Eduardo “Duay”...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
The San Juan City local government launched on Tuesday its free medicine distribution program for qualified residents of the city as it continues to boost the health care capabilities of the city. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the medicines will be available for distribution at the...
A House of Representatives panel has recommended passage of a bill that would guarantee allocation for the procurement of medicines and other community health requirements needed by indigent patients. Medicines The House Committee on Local Government has unanimously approved House Bill 10392 that...
