With the brand new budget season just around the corner, a ranking solon is aggressively pushing for an additional P1 billion budget for the development of medical schools in state universities and colleges (SUCs). According to House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan,...
Nearly 80 personnel and volunteers were deployed across key areas in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, to provide first aid, ambulance, and welfare services during President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said. The humanitarian organization said...
All 82 provinces in the Philippines now have Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) after the agency completed its nationwide distribution program on Friday, July 24. This was achieved following the turnover of the final batch of 34 PTV units during...
President Marcos has inaugurated the Jose B. Lingad Children’s Medical Center in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, which promises a better healthcare system in the province and nearby areas. In inaugurating the new Department of Health (DOH) hospital on Friday, July 24, Marcos said parents will no longer...
By Dr. Marjorie Sierra Orthopedic Oncologist and Surgeon, Asian Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Institute Asian Hospital and Medical Center Some illnesses can be tricky — we only become aware when they cause severe physical discomfort that disrupts our daily routine. Bone sarcoma, more commonly...
Amid concerns following the death of a Grade 4 learner after a routine school deworming activity in Cavite, the Department of Health (DOH) has explained why parents should continue having their children dewormed, saying the public health intervention remains a safe, effective, and proven way to...
Newly appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Jose Brittanio “Brix” S. Pujalte Jr. has gained the backing of various health organizations and medical groups, which described him as a seasoned public health leader capable of steering the agency. Pujalte, a veteran orthopedic surgeon...
Newly appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Jose Brittanio “Brix” S. Pujalte Jr. on Tuesday, July 14, vowed to ensure the continuous delivery of quality healthcare services, saying his administration will prioritize strengthening the country’s public health system and supporting...
Zobel-led Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) is targeting to grow its outpatient clinic network by up to five branches annually and open more drugstore branches, while looking to acquire at least one hospital this year. “The target is to expand by three to five clinics per year in major...
Three siblings died after being electrocuted inside their apartment in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, on Friday night, July 10. Initial investigation by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Kamuning Police Station showed that a 15-year-old girl was hanging clothes on a metal clothesline at the...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered an independent medical examination of detained Senator Rodante Marcoleta by the director of the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) or his authorized representative to determine whether there is still an imperative need...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday, July 10, questioned why Senator Rodante Marcoleta was allowed to receive visitors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital despite doctors recommending that he be isolated after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia. During the hearing on...
