The Department of Education (DepEd) has mobilized its mental health crisis response mechanisms following the death of a learner in Taguig City, expressing its deepest condolences to the student’s family and friends after the tragic incident linked to a personal and sensitive situation. In a...
Let me be honest with you: I didn’t fully understand self-regulation until I sat in Teacher Ana Quijano’s self-regulation workshop and experienced Kaizen in Leadership Excellence Achievement Program (LEAP) innov8 this weekend. I thought I did. I’m a physician. I know the science. But knowing...
March is dedicated to all the women as the country celebrates National Women’s Month. Dedicating an entire month to advocating for women did not stem from a whim. There are at least three legal bases for National Women’s Month. Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988, signed by the late President Corazon...
A substantial portion of the cases I see in the clinic are prospective overseas workers who test positive on screening for infectious diseases during their pre-employment screening. While being diagnosed with an infectious disease you didn’t know about is stressful enough, this is further...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has once again taken the internet by storm after his virtual tour of the newly built E. Santos Health Center earned praise and laughter from netizens on Sunday, March 8. In a Facebook video posted on his official page, Sotto was seen conducting a virtual tour of the...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize a 20 percent discount on all medical services, medicines, and supplements relating to pregnancy to provide equal protection of the rights of mothers and their unborn children from conception up to birth. ...
A man was successfully rescued after he climbed on top of the LRT-2 Antipolo Station on Thursday night, March 5, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said. According to Ynares, the man is a resident of Manggahan, Pasig, and was a former convict who was imprisoned in Muntinlupa for a crime he said he didn...
Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), one of the top-tier hospitals in the Philippines, achieved its historic first, elevating Gastrointestinal Care with the institution’s first-ever Hot Axios WON (walled-off necrosis) drainage, performed by one of the hospital’s gastroenterology experts, Dr. Manley...
The local government of Pasig on Tuesday, March 3, inaugurated a new health center with rooms designated for essential medical services such as minor surgical procedures and a dental room, as well as a dedicated counseling room for mental health, adolescent concerns, and Women and Children...
Have you ever found yourself losing control and giving in to your cravings, only to feel guilty or disgusted with yourself afterward? Your mind may be telling you not to give in to your food cravings, but your body tells you otherwise, and you just succumb. Is it because you are too weak to resist,...
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and the weeks that follow are busy days for infectious disease doctors like me. Roses, chocolates, and hot dates give way to genital ulcers, penile discharges, and itchy perineums. The usual diagnoses? Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. Throw in unwanted...
Malacañang dismissed rumors that President Marcos had been rushed to a hospital, saying the Chief Executive was in a private meeting and continuing to work over the weekend. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro issued the clarification amid circulating claims...
