As National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) draws to a close this November, the message it carries must not end with the turning of the calendar. For a nation where rice is more than a staple—where it is comfort food, cultural anchor, and the economic pulse of millions—awareness should not be...
A total of 151 breast cancer patients, including those undergoing active treatment and those under monitoring, received financial support as well as free anti-flu and pneumonia vaccines from the local government of San Juan and the Caring Keri Foundation as part of the city’s observance of Breast...
The San Juan City government, in partnership with the Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation Inc. (MMMFSI), the Department of Health (DOH), and the ICanServe Foundation on Tuesday, Oct. 7, kickstarted the Breast Cancer Awareness Month aimed at strengthening awareness, education, and access to...
The Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS), led by its president Dr. Jose Rhoel C. De Leon, started the simultaneous “pink-lighting” of vital infrastructures and buildings in the country to enhance breast cancer awareness and to symbolize the country 's unity in combatting the disease. The...
Every October, the world unites in recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a global movement dedicated not only to spreading awareness, but also to saving lives through early detection and equitable access to treatment. The theme for 2025, as chosen by the lead organization, World Health...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, June 2, issued a reminder and warning to Filipinos about keeping the environment clean and taking safety measures against the dangers that dengue brings. A woman is hospitalized due to dengue fever. (Photo courtesy of Continental Hospitals) For the Dengue...
Breast cancer claimed over 670,000 lives worldwide in 2022, 11,000 of those were Filipinos. Second only to lung cancer, breast cancer is one of the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the country. A new tool developed by biologists from the University of the Philippines (UP) hopes to help...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he will pursue stronger cybersecurity laws that would impose harsher penalties to scammers and other cybercriminals. Pimentel made the call as he echoed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ statement against scammers,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. says Congress has increased the combined budget for the Cancer Control Program (CCP) and the Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) to P3.01 billion as the national government steps up its...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Oct. 15, reiterated its support for efforts to increase public awareness of breast cancer. Manila Bulletin / file photo DOH Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa, in a statement, emphasized that the agency’s advocacy for breast cancer awareness extends beyond...
Health advocates called on the government on Friday, Oct. 11, to implement screening mammography as a public health policy to increase breast cancer awareness. Workers install a breast cancer ribbon made of LED strips at the Philtrust Bank main branch along UN Avenue in Manila on October 11, 2024....
Advocacy group ICanServe, in partnership with the Villar Group’s Brittany Hotel, is gearing up for the highly anticipated auction at The Pink Room on September 14. Themed as “A Gallery For Good,” the event combines art, fashion, and advocacy to support breast cancer awareness, early...
