The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared the Philippines free from avian influenza or bird flu less than a year since the fatal animal disease crept back into the poultry farms of the country. As of January 8, the country is now free of the last remaining A (H5N6) strain of the...
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto welcomes 2021 by keeping herself healthy and fit on a spin box! In her first Instagram post for 2021 uploaded on Jan. 15, Ate Vi said that she's ready to face the challenges of the new year. "Vacation’s over. ? Prepping for work and the...
Even Ellen Adarna did it—here's how walking can help someone with major depressive disorder. In a three-part video on instagram, Ellen Adarna shared her mental training experience through the Kokoro program in Bali, Indonesia. It was concluded with a 115-kilometer walk where Ellen finished for 26...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health), through Healthway Philippines Inc. (HPI), has signed agreements to acquire a controlling stake of Mercado General Hospital, Inc. (Qualimed), which owns or has interests in the Qualimed Health Network. In a statement, AC Health said the addition of...
With rising number of cases, the country is still far from flattening the curve. That's why when a young TikToker's video of spending time with friends in a home without a single one of them wearing masks went viral, it sparked anger among Filipinos. TikTok user Hazel Grace, under the username...
Written by a mother of a child with autism, Doobiedoo Asks is a wonderful book for all ages Photo courtesy of Bambi and Roland Amago Raising an autistic child is hard enough, let alone raising one in a culture in which the stigma surrounding autism still runs high. So this mother created a powerful...
In the midst of the hunger crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) partnered with International Care Ministries (ICM) to quickly deliver life-saving food relief to more than 30,000 children during the COVID-19 community quarantine. Since July, the DOH dispatched...
As a result of the government’s decision to regulate the issuance of import permits on rice, the Philippines will now end the year with slightly lower imports of the staple. Despite this, the country is still poised to retain its status as the world’s top rice importer. In its latest report on...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Dec. 9, with heart disease killing more people than ever before. The WHO's new Global Health Estimates, adding 2019...
Pre-Covid, we would all be busy planning our family travels by now. But we have to face the fact that Covid-19 is here to stay for a little longer, so precautions have to be made, including that of taking the PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test prior to your flight. Here are some of the...
Our best tips to common self-care issues How come we’ve never been so steadfast with our routine in the years prior to when “care” was incorporated into every aspect of our daily lives? Maybe because we have progressed past the need for superficial, capitalist schemes that wronged the...
SaladStop's limited edition smoothie is a partnership with Electric Studio This year has taught us so many important things. One thing I will definitely never take for granted again is my health. That means getting serious about regularly exercising and making sure I am eating the right stuff....
