Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, July 7, emphasized the need for all Filipinos to be entitled to a full medical check-up as part of the country’s efforts at strengthening the country’s healthcare system. Go noted the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on how challenging it...
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda told incoming Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma to lift the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook)...
Manilans rejoiced as the highly awaited Bagong Ospital ng Maynila was inaugurated on Manila's 451st founding anniversary on Friday, June 24. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, and Congressman Yul Servo led the unvailing of marker during the inauguration...
While the Fujifilm brand is synonymous with photographic films, the company has evolved into a healthcare technology enterprise and now expects its Medical Systems Business to be among the growth drivers for its global target of 2.7 Trillion Japanese Yen (over P1 Trillion) sales by Fiscal Year...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines are being given only to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and...
Society groups express alarm over dengue cases spike in super typhoon Odette-affected areas Humanitarian organizations called for continued assistance for Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) survivors amid a rise in dengue infections in typhoon-affected areas. “We hope the newly elected...
(REUTERS / Feline Lim/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to avoid complacency as the scenario that the country may experience another surge in Covid-19 cases remains a possibility. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this is because of the...
The deployment cap for healthcare workers must be set at 5,000 per year, the president of a group of private hospitals said on Thursday, June 16. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) This is lower than the current 7,500 cap set by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in February....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that hospitals encountering difficulties in getting the "One Covid-19 Allowance (OCA)" of their respective healthcare workers can coordinate with the agency to hasten its distribution. "The Department of Health welcomes closer coordination with all...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Healthcare wants more community-based mental health services in the country. Photo CBCP-ECHC FB This amid the rising number of suicide-related incidents. Camillian Fr. Dan Cancino, executive secretary of ECHC, pressed for...
More Filipino healthcare workers are expected to get job opportunities after the Philippines signed an agreement with Germany to deepen their bilateral ties. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Germany recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further facilitate the...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go vowed on Saturday, June 11 to continue pushing for measures that would promote and protect the welfare and rights of healthcare workers (HCWs) to halt their exodus from the country. Go issued the statement after the super majority of senators in the coming...
