The charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not be outright dismissed, and he will still remain under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) even if he is found to be unfit to stand trial. This was the legal opinion of ICC-registered...
The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered a medical examination on detained former president Rodrigo Duterte to determine his fitness to stand trial for the charges of crimes against humanity of murder. In a nine-page document dated Oct. 16 and signed by PTC I...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has officially released the results of the October 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination, with 4,570 out of 5,900 examinees successfully passing the rigorous assessment conducted by the Board of Medicine. The examination was held in multiple key cities...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has tasked a team of medical experts to assess the medical condition of former president Rodrigo Duterte and determine his fitness to stand trial and attend the legal proceedings against him in relation to the crimes against humanity of murder charges he is...
DAVAO CITY – At least 200 residents in Barangay 10-A and nearby communities here received free health care on Wednesday, Oct. 8, during a medical mission organized by acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II and first district Rep. Paolo Duterte’s office. The outreach provided medical...
St. Luke’s Medical Center proudly announces a groundbreaking achievement in Philippine healthcare: the successful completion of over 2,500 robotic surgeries, the highest number of robotic-assisted procedures performed by any hospital in the country. This achievement is officially certified by...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has opened its first medical tent at the Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City and reported a surge in blood donations from Cebuanos after the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Cebu earlier this week. The facility, now fully operational, is...
The Registry of the International Criminal Court said that the medical officer in its detention facility “does not possess the requisite expertise or judicial knowledge” to assess whether former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial. “For the confirmation hearing, the MO may provide...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the immediate deployment of medical aid and staff to the province of Cebu that was struck by a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. Domagoso called for an emergency meeting with city government officials, including Manila City...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
The SM Foundation conducted medical missions in Cebu this September, further bolstering its health and medical programs following the recent turnover of the San Remigio Primary Care Facility and the Naval Base Rafael Ramon Medical and Dental Dispensary in the province. The first mission was held on...
The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) new medical records of the former leader allegedly showing his “cognitive impairment.” The five-page document signed by Duterte’s lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Monday, Sept. 29,...
