President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the government healthcare institutions and private sector to further collaborate in a bid to improve health insurance operations in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Marcos raised the need to further strengthen the...
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.” Citing this biblical passage from Psalm 71:9, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. called for the establishment of a geriatric hospital and more benefits for senior citizens. In pushing for measures to care for the...
The immediate and well-organized distribution of Covid-19 benefits for health care workers in the Philippines was sought anew. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano called on the national government to speed up...
Kris Aquino has made her presence felt on social media anew. On Thursday, Nov. 24, she shared an update. She started: "It’s been a few months… i didn’t want to post until i had definite info as my update. 1st THANK YOU for praying for me, for us." The 51-year-old then thanked those who...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has underscored the need to depower the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC), saying its current set-up with the Department of Health (DOH) has led to the "wastage of resources". Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) Case is point is...
It's full steam ahead for the 11th hospital under the Rizal Provincial Hospital System (RPHS), which is expected to further boost the province’s health care services. Photo from Governor Nina Ynares' Facebook In a set of photos posted on her Facebook page, Rizal Governor Nina Ynares presented the...
Health workers from public, private hospitals and health facilities nationwide holds a "day of protest" infront of the Department of Health (DOH) along Sta. Cruz, Manila, on 24 November 2022. Health workers demand for swift release of their One Covid-19 allowance and health emergency allowance and...
153rd Malasakit Center launch at OFW Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga on Nov. 24, 2022. (DOH Facebook page) The 153rd Malasakit Center in the country was launched on Thursday, Nov. 24, at the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga. Key government officials were present...
The Covid-19 state of calamity imposed throughout the Philippines should be extended until 2023. (Unsplash) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano backed the proposed extension of the nationwide state of calamity, stressing the need to...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that its Emergency Room (ER) already reached full capacity, urging patients to go to other health facilities for the time being. In an advisory, the NKTI said that most of their patients being managed at their...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines saw 695 more cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Metro Manila registered the most number of cases in the recent two weeks with 3,402. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,981, Western Visayas with 1,472, Central Luzon with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 137,000 infants in Metro Manila were vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) during its 10-day catch-up immunization drive. A total of 137,701 infants aged zero to 12 months were vaccinated against VPDs such as polio, measles, mumps,...
