The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it supports the Quezon City local government’s directive to entail the display of the amount of calories in food among restaurants. Pixabay DOH in a statement said the ordinance will help the public choose what “healthy” food...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it has re-established and intensified its vaccination campaign to combat the increasing cases of measles and pertussis. Manila Bulletin file photo To level up the number of Filipinos having been immunized, DOH called for an “active...
President Marcos has signed new laws establishing college of medicine programs in five universities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang announced on Thursday, Dec. 28, that Marcos signed five measures into law —Republic Act Nos. 11970, 11971,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A P1,000 monthly maintenance aid for senior citizens will get institutionalized if and when this measure from ACT-CIS Party-list becomes a law. House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo led the filing of House Bill...
As access to health facilities and doctors become more inaccessible to Filipinos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos hopes to address this deep-rooted problem through the mobilization of her “Lab For All Konsulta Caravan” program. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' Facebook page) This...
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Friday, May 19 announced the resumption of its Covid-19 testing services. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) RITM, a facility tasked to undertake research activities in the diagnosis, control and prevention of infectious and...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto says the country is showing that it has learned a lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic with its "supersizing" of medicine scholars' slots. On Thursday, April 13,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the country to step up local drug manufacturing and secure a stockpile of medicine in preparation for any emergency. Marcos said this as he met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) and officials from the Department of Health (DOH) and the...
The exam is by Philippine Board of Rehabilitation Medicine After emerging as first place in the written examination by Philippine Board of Rehabilitation Medicine, Centro Escolar University School of Pharmacy alumnus, Dr. Ruben Zarate again topped the exam. This time, the Oral Diplomate...
Through the collaboration of the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Foundation Inc. (UPMAFI) and the Henry Sy Foundation Inc. (HSFI), the country’s premier higher learning institution recently opened the doors of the UP College of Medicine (UPCM) Henry Sy Sr Hall. Herbert Sy (first from...
The Senate recognised on Monday, Dec. 5 the contribution of the University of Santo Tomas – Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (UST-FMS) to the medical and health care education in the country. In a unanimous vote, the Senate adopted Proposed Senate Resolution 336 (Adopted Resolution 31) citing...
Centro Escolar University School of Medicine produced its second batch of doctors with 18 passers in the October 2022 Physician Licensure Examination as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The new Escolarian licensed physicians are Dr. Theorell Joshua Abion, Dr. Earl Angelo...
