Last week, the Department of Education preemptively suspended classes in Metro Manila public schools due to increasing cases of influenza-like illnesses among children. This was done in an attempt to interrupt transmission and to disinfect classrooms and other school facilities. Many private...
Staying healthy during the flu season can be challenging as the wet weather creates a perfect environment for viruses to thrive and spread. This is the very reason why the wet season is also known as the flu season in the Philippines. Inside churches or public transport like jeepneys, one can...
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is committed to regaining majority control over Metro Pacific Hospitals Corp. (MPHC) six years after it had decided to trim down its interest to 20 percent to raise funds for its other ventures. In an interview, MPIC Chief Finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Sunday, Oct. 19, that there is no new or unusual virus or strain circulating in the country, stressing that the recent uptick in respiratory cases is due to the seasonal flu. This came as the Quezon Provincial Government ordered the mandatory wearing of...
Young Filipinos are helping change the way sexual and reproductive health is talked about by using social media to empower peers and challenge stigma. The “Adolescent Peer Champions for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” initiative, supported by the United Nations Population Fund...
Public health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Friday, October 17, called out Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa over what he described as a “troubling mindset” on accountability and governance in the DOH, urging him to “stop blaming and start building.” In his Facebook...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro announced on Friday, Oct. 17, that the construction of the Concepcion Dos Super Health Center has officially resumed under the supervision of the local government. The mayor made the announcement while Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa appeared...
Amid reported cases of seasonal flu in recent weeks, the Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership directed all police units nationwide on Friday, Oct. 17, to heighten health and safety measures to protect their own personnel as well as the public. In a statement, acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen....
The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that it is expanding its investigation into the implementation of Super Health Centers (SHCs) across the country, in coordination with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) This, as DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reported to the ICI on...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Oct. 17, commended the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) for being the top-performing school in the 2025 Physician Licensure Examination after 104 out of 105 of its examinees passed the test, earning for the university an outstanding...
The Marikina City local government belied claims that it has wavered in its commitment to the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the construction of the Concepcion Dos Super Health Center project, stressing that it will shoulder the expenses in the facility 's development. According to...
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that the long-idle Antipolo Super Health Center abruptly opened its doors this week—just hours before the scheduled visit of DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa on Thursday, October 16—after more than a year of inactivity. The sudden activation has drawn...
