The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed its support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s plan to strengthen the country’s healthcare system by building specialty hospitals across the Philippines as well as “prioritizing the welfare” of medical frontliners. (CHED)...
AMBULANCES from the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City, Ilocos Norte loaded with medical supplies await deployment to earthquake-hit Abra, Thursday, July 28. (MMMHMC FB photo) LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PNA) – Some 100 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)...
The search is underway for a property that will become the permanent residence of Vice President Sara Duterte, and succeeding vice presidents as her spokesman on Wednesday, July 27, said they were already considering some places. Vice Presidential Spokesman Reynold Munsayac (Mark Balmores / MANILA...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has revealed that 10 out of the 18 bills mentioned by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 25, have already been approved on third and final reading by the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla favors the legalization of medical marijuana or cannabis as a "compassionate alternative means of medical treatment" in the Philippines. In filing Senate Bill 230, Padilla also sought the expansion of research into the medicinal properties of marijuana, which...
The Quezon City government on Monday, July 18, warned its residents against securing medical certificates bearing the name of one of its medical technologists posing as the certifying physician. It said that the City Health Department (CHD) was notified of the medical certificates with the...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) inked an agreement with Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) and Darussalam Assets to establish the JPMC College of Health Sciences (JPMC-CHS), the first health care learning institution of its kind in Brunei. (Image courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Brunei) The...
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public of scammers who are using the name of the agency's officer-in-charge, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, to solicit money. In an advisory, the DOH said it received reports about a fake document requesting for an "assistance and soliciting...
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...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) assisted 559 motorcycle riders who figured in accidents across the country in the first half of 2022. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) This was based on PRC's data as of Tuesday, July 5. Eighteen percent or 98 accidents happened in Metro Manila....
The six satellite offices of the Office of Vice President (OVP) have started providing medical and burial assistance to the public nationwide. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Vice President Sara Duterte opened the satellite offices on the first day...
Around 700 farmers received vitamins and medicines during the medical mission of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Coron, Palawan. DAR UndersecretaryVirginia Orogo said the distribution of the vitamins and medicines was implemented under the medical mission project of the department’s...
