MARAWI CITY – The Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) opened its heart institute on August 11 which aims to deliver quality and advance healthcare services to patients with heart problems here and the province of Lanao del Sur. AMONG the state-of-the-art facilities of the Amai Pakpak Medical...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte reiterated on Sunday, April 13 his belief that marijuana has "healing properties", thus giving Philippine lawmakers all the reason they need to have its use...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday, Aug. 10, that the 24/7 Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Makati Life Medical Center on Metropolitan Avenue in Malugay, Makati will suspend its operations to give way for its scheduled electrical maintenance. According to the hospital's...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa expressed approval for the legalization of medical marijuana use but not for its cultivation and manufacturing in the country. Courtesy of Unsplash "I’m for the legalization of medical use of marijuana, but I’m not in favor of cultivating...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A congressman-proponent of the legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana has told a joint Hoiuse panel that he has personally experienced the efficacy of the substance. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this admission Tuesday morning, Aug 1 before the joint...
Pass gas. Cut the cheese. Rip one. Break wind. No matter how many other ways there are to say “flatulence” or “farting,” there is no way you can say it without a blush and a giggle. “Farting or the release of intestinal gas to the back passage or anus is a normal biological process of our...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a P10-million supplemental funding to support the OVP’s Medical Assistance Program (MAP). Vice President Sara Duterte (standing, center) witnessed the agreement...
Asian Hospital Charities Inc., (AHCI) is a nonprofit organization which serves as the official Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Asian Hospital and Medical Center. It aims to provide the underprivileged with access to medical services, through the funding of therapeutic interventions...
KATIPUNAN, Zamboanga del Norte – Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) and Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative Inc. (Zaneco) recently held a medical mission for around 200 residents in Barangay Sitog here. HEALTH workers vaccinate a child during the medical mission in Barangay Sitog,...
From left: MakatiMed Hepatobiliary Surgeon Catherine SC Teh, MD with Professor Henri Bismuth, MD, world pioneer in Liver Transplant Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) Department of Surgery’s Catherine SC Teh, MD, recently joined the Les Compagnons Hépato-Biliaires, an esteemed society of...
The Medical City (TMC) and AXA Philippines officially sealed their partnership during the recently held MOA signing conference at The Medical City Nursing Tower, Ortigas. From Left: The Medical City Chief Medical Officer, Gary S. Martinez; AXA Philippines Chief Operations Officer, Kathleen...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla is eyeing Israel as a model for the Philippines in allowing the use of cannabis (marijuana) strictly for medical purposes, as well as in preventing its misuse or abuse. Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) Padilla, who...
