The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) signed a P760-million term loan agreement with Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center - Pangasinan, Inc. to boost the hospital chain's capacity. ACE Medical Center, a nationwide network of hospitals, will use the loan to construct a seven-storey...
Influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s exports of medical instrumentation jumped 84.3 percent in January, boosting overall electronics exports to slightly grew by 0.3 percent in the first month of the year, the Department of Trade and Industry said. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, the Department of Health (DOH), and the Manila City government on Thursday (March 11) signed a covenant for the provision of medical assistance to indigent patients in the capital city. COVENANT SIGNING — Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso and Sen. Risa...
President Duterte urged Filipinos to get vaccinated, assuring the public that the vaccines certified by the Food and Drug Administration for immunization against COVID-19 are safe and effective. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British-Swedish...
Jun R. Ruiz, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Medical City March is the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This malignancy of the digestive tract is the 3 rd most common cancer among Filipinos, despite it being one of the most treatable and preventable cancers. Colorectal cancer screening has been...
Strict measures are in place at De Los Santos Medical Centre (DLSMC), so patients can set aside their fears. It's very safe, even for those undergoing procedures. Celebrating its third anniversary this month, DLSMC is proud of providing a safe environment for all types of patients, especially for...
There’ll be no argument when I say that 2020 was a very extraordinary year. Extraordinary for the wrong reasons; but insofar as it’s being unusual, I’m certain most will agree with me. For hospitals, medical centers, and the health care professionals and workers; they were the battlefront,...
Limited face-to-face classes for medical and allied health programs may resume following the green light given by President Duterte so the country won't run out of doctors, Malacañang announced Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Presidential...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has waived P156 million toll fees for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, and other medical workers using its expressways in the past 10 months. Now, the toll operator will allow 10,400 medical frontliners to use the newly-opened Skyway 3 for free indefinitely,...
There are a lot of people who use cotton swabs, from mothers who use them to clean their babies to adults using them to wipe dirt off their faces or hard-to-reach areas. It might be a simple product that we all use on a daily basis, and it may look like all cotton swabs are the same, but the Food...
Fostering the tradition of excellence has always a priority of Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC)—from investing in homegrown talents to their readiness to adopt technology trends. "We continuously improve on our ways as we remain determined to be top of mind for our patients," CSMC chief...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC)'s waived toll fees for medical front liners totalled over P138 million as of Sunday, December 20, nine months after implementing the “no toll fees” policy at all its operating expressways and pledged to extend it "indefinitely". The program, which continued non-stop...
