Emergency rooms (ER) of St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) in Global City and Quezon City will remain open 24/7 for coronavirus disease and non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. St. Luke’s Medical Center (Photo from SLMC) In its latest advisory, SLMC assured it will continue to accommodate...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over new hospital facilities in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City amid the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. The department has turned over a total of 178 beds to be added to the available healthcare...
A public health expert urged the public to consider upgrading to medical-grade masks and to ‘mask up’ in public indoor spaces amid the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. File Photo / Unsplash In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Jan. 11, public health expert and...
Spreading fake news that her free teleconsultation program Bayanihan E-Konsulta is asking for voter information from patients is “unforgivable” as it seeks to discredit an initiative that aims to help the needy during these trying times, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, Jan. 11....
ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK UPS can help you be knowledgeable about your own health (unsplash) There is a good reason resolutions are made just before January. Each New Year signifies a chance to reboot, to start fresh, with 365 days to make things right, and really start living a “healthy normal,”...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has apologized for not attending the Commission on Elections (Comelec) preliminary conference on the disqualification petitions against him. In a statement Friday, his camp said Marcos Jr., through his close friend and former congressman Anton...
Saying that the P5,000 special risk allowance for medical frontliners is “too low,” President Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 6, approved the increase of such allowance due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This came after he made a call to...
The cost of healthcare insurance in the Philippines is projected to further increase this year, surpassing the global average, due to “considerable volatility” caused by the prolonged pandemic, according to a survey of medical insurers. Based on the 2022 Global Medical Trends Survey conducted...
The St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) said Thursday, Jan. 6, that due to the “surge of patients,” the waiting time to seek medical consultation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related symptoms in its emergency rooms is “longer than usual." (SLMC Facebook page) In an advisory issued on...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 5, called on medical doctors and non-medical volunteers to join her free telemedicine consultation initiative called Bayanihan E-Konsulta as the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country increased....
Award-winning actress Angel Aquino on Tuesday, Jan. 4, joined Frontliners for Leni in a virtual move-a-thon aimed at creating awareness and gathering support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, as well as raising funds for the benefit of communities affected by Typhoon...
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