Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is confident that the bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana will benefit more epileptic and cancer patients in the long run once it is passed into law. Ejercito, one of the 13 senators who signed the committee report on Senate Bill No....
Thirteen (13) senators have signed the committee report on the measure that seeks to legalize the use of medical marijuana or cannabis. Senators who signed the Committee Report No. 210 for Senate Bill No. 2573, or the proposed “Cannabis Medicalization Act of the Philippines”...
DAVAO CITY – Persons suffering from cardiovascular diseases are getting younger primarily due to unhealthy lifestyle characterized by substance abuse, a medical expert of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here said. Speaking at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started signing medical and burial assistance agreements with hospitals, funeral companies, and other medical service providers in Western Visayas. SOME of the partner institutions of the DSWD-6 in the implementation of its...
(Unsplash) After the approval in principle of a substitute bill legalizing the use of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes, Camarines Sur 2nd Rep. LRay Villafuerte is seeking to clear up the supposed ambiguity involving drugs that contain...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Around 10,000 residents in Santo Domingo and nearby towns in this province benefited from a free medical, surgical, optical, and dental mission conducted by a group of volunteer doctors from the United States and the Philippines. DR. William Lagrada attends to a patient...
The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Coalition on Tuesday, Feb. 13 firmly opposed all legislative bills aimed at legalizing cannabis or marijuana if it is not for medicinal purposes as approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Photo from the Philippine Medical Association It continued...
A drug regulatory official in the country is open to allowing the medical use of marijuana in the country. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Samuel Zacate said he is open to the proposal to legalize medical cannabis in the country, underscoring that "medicine is an innovation." He...
(Unsplash) A joint panel in the House of Representatives has approved in principle a substitute bill that consolidated several measures aiming to legalize the use of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes. The Committee on Dangerous Drugs and Committee on...
St. Luke's Medical Center has been the leading hospital in the country in utilizing the advanced da Vinci Si Robotic Surgical System for more than a decade and has performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures. Now, St. Luke’s Medical Center will be the first in the Philippines to acquire its...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, Jan. 25 said the winning ticket for the P45.6-million Mega Lotto 6/45 was purchased at a lotto outlet in General Trias, Cavite. PCSO The winning number combination in the Jan. 24 draw was 05-12-19-01-28-08, which was correctly guessed by...
Dr. Dennis P. Serrano, St. Luke’s President and CEO; Mrs. Lenora A. Cabili, St. Luke’s Board Member; Atty. Cirilo P. Noel, St. Luke’s 1st Vice Chairman; Mr. Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., St. Luke’s Board Member; Dr. Fabio Enrique Posas, Head of St. Luke’s Center for Structural...
