Malacañang said the two-day suspension of face-to-face classes in the basic education curriculum in Metro Manila aims to prevent the spread of influenza-like illnesses among students and teachers and allow schools to undergo cleaning and safety inspections following recent earthquakes....
A team of professors from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Institute of Religion and Research Center for Theology Religious Studies and Ethics has published a study in the international journal Pastoral Psychology that calls for a pastoral response to the rising cases of depression among young...
The local government of Marikina has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Oct. 13 and 14 to observe a health break, after some schools reported an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses. Mayor Maan Teodoro on Sunday, Oct. 12, made the order upon the recommendation...
After noticing a steep rise in student and staff absences due to flu-like illnesses, several schools and universities across Metro Manila have issued health advisories, declared short “health breaks,” shifted to remote learning, and reinforced sanitation measures amid a surge in influenza and...
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) warns that the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) risks undermining its own mandate by excluding harm reduction as part of its tobacco control strategy ahead of the 11th Conference of...
As the world observes World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, a nationwide survey shows that more Filipinos are living under daily stress as they cope with financial, health, work, and family pressures. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) Third Quarter 2025 survey found that 34 percent of adult Filipinos...
PHOTOS BY Global-Link MP Events International Get ready for a thrilling convergence of industry and business innovation at the SMX Convention Center Manila! From October 9-11, 2025, two major events will come together under one roof: the Hotel & Foodservice Suppliers Show and Beauty + Health &...
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Laser Center under the Department of Dermatology on September 30, 2025, with a meaningful program in collaboration with Breast Imaging Center and Department of Psychiatry at the 8F Tower 2 Auditorium. With the theme...
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) joined hospitals nationwide in turning their façades pink on October 1, 2025, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The simultaneous pink lighting activity was organized by the Philippine College of Surgeons, highlighting unity in the fight against one of...
United States-based (US) healthcare giant Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) is expanding its operations in the Philippines with the opening of a new office aimed at scaling up the delivery of its global business services (GBS). BSMH, one of the most prominent Catholic non-profit health institutions...
Depression is a serious matter. It could even be fatal. Nutritionally speaking, depression can affect one’s appetite, the way food is digested, and how nutrients are absorbed. Whether a depressed person eats a lot or eats very little will harm the mind and body. When there is little or no...
One of my long-term patients, a gentleman in his 80s, was recently admitted with Covid-19. He has a lot of illnesses, including cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He checks all the boxes for the worst of the worst outcomes for Covid-19: elderly, immunocompromised (cancer), and...
