Former vice president and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay emphasized on Friday, March 18, the importance of bringing preventive health care closer to the people, especially in the provinces. Binay made the statement following a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report about the leading causes...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday, March 15, that he aims to fully implement a universal healthcare system in the city if he is re-elected for the mayoral position in the May 2022 elections. “In the next two to three years, our goal is to really fully implement universal healthcare just...
Reiterating that a country’s strength is in its healthcare system, a health reform advocate said that the Philippine healthcare agenda should be prioritized in the next administration. Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony...
A local study held in 2020 showed that the Covid-19 pandemic had a psychological impact on the majority of Filipino healthcare workers. At least 70.74 percent of healthcare workers in the Philippines have had anxiety symptoms, while 50.97 percent had depressive symptoms because of Covid-19, said...
A Lacson presidency will ‘gradually but surely’ adjust salary rates of nurses and teachers in state-run hospitals and educational institutions. Given the chance to lead the government, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’’ M. Lacson said he would recalibrate the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has pledged to continue initiating and supporting measures that seek to improve access to quality healthcare especially in far-flung areas around the country. Go made the assurance during the launch of the 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections may increase once the country reopens the economy but it is not expected to overwhelm the healthcare capacity, especially in Metro Manila, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 24. “There is a concern that the daily COVID-19...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible surge in cases of COVID-19 should the alert level be downgraded to 1, said Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) president Dr. Jose Rene D. De Grano. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Thursday, Feb. 24, De Grano disclosed...
The Brgy. District 2 Health Center in Cauayan, Isabela. UNIQLO and parent company, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd, in collaboration with SM Foundation (SMFI), provide quality basic health care through renovating health facilities in grassroot communities across the Philippines. Improving grassroot health...
DBM releases P7.9-B for HCW allowances By Chino S. Leyco The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released nearly P8 billion to the new compensation system that replaced the special risk allowances given to healthcare workers (HCWs) In a statement, the DBM said on Thursday, Feb. 17, that...
By Khriscielle Yalao Makati Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay signed the P5-billion loan and security agreement for the construction of a new premiere hospital in Makati City through the public-private partnership (PPP) joint venture at the Peninsula Manila, Makati City on Wednesday, Feb. 16....
Former national police chief and senatorial candidate Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar vowed to push for more job opportunities and health care for senior citizens in a move to empower the elderly especially amid the adverse effects of the pandemic. Eleazar, who is running for senator in the May 9...
