Secretary Teodoro Herbosa revealed plans to establish Department of Health (DOH) hospitals in provinces that lack facilities and are far from regional hospitals. Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, Former Health Secretary Enrique Ona Jr., DOH OIC Assistant Secretary...
St. Luke's Medical Center has been the leading hospital in the country in utilizing the advanced da Vinci Si Robotic Surgical System for more than a decade and has performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures. Now, St. Luke’s Medical Center will be the first in the Philippines to acquire its...
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center is in discussions with both public and private sectors to advance the development of processes for creating social and physical infrastructure, in line with the government's push to boost the economy. PPP Center officials discussed major reforms in the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, January 23 reaffirmed the Senate’s commitment to fund the country’s first lung transplant program. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. graces the 42 nd founding anniversary of the...
With respiratory problems still among the top causes of illnesses in the country, President Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, launched the Philippines first lung transplant at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The official,...
The Lung Transplant Program—a partnership between the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)—can be a model for other hospitals in the country to pool their resources to improve the country's healthcare system. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The administration of President Marcos plans to establish 179 specialty centers and rehabilitate the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Annex building by the end of his term. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) This was...
In celebration of Zero Waste Month, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has partnered with Design Center Philippines (DCP) to promote the use of agricultural waste and overlook resources as raw materials through innovative design and continuous research. This, as Legarda...
Dr. Dennis P. Serrano, St. Luke’s President and CEO; Mrs. Lenora A. Cabili, St. Luke’s Board Member; Atty. Cirilo P. Noel, St. Luke’s 1st Vice Chairman; Mr. Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., St. Luke’s Board Member; Dr. Fabio Enrique Posas, Head of St. Luke’s Center for Structural...
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF Catch artworks from Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, PaulCézanne, Edgar Degas, and more at the BGC Arts Center starting Jan. 31 (Photo BGC Arts Center website) The French Impressionists’ works have been displayed and enjoyed worldwide for more than 150...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Jan. 19 said it opened its first-ever blood center in Bukidnon to make it easier for residents to obtain the blood they need. Photo from PRC The organization inaugurated the new center last Jan. 8, which has four state-of-the-art blood refrigeration...
DAVAO CITY – Brokenshire Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with Siemens Healthineers, inaugurated on January 12 its state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at Brokenshire Compound, Madapo Hills, here. Ronald Manuel Santos, chief executive officer of the BMC, said in a statement that...
