The Makati City local government formally opened the Makati Life Medical Center's primary care services on Monday, May 8, to deliver on its promise to provide quality healthcare services and treatment to Makatizens. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, together with other city officials and representatives...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 3, that it is actively participating in the development of a proposal to standardize salaries for healthcare workers in the public and private sectors. In a statement, DOH said that the same also goes for the national and local governments. "DOH...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should expedite the release of the unpaid allowances of healthcare workers (HCWs), Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reiterated his call following a recent report that about...
The healthcare information and management services (HIMS), the fastest growing segment in the IT-business process management (IT-BPM) industry, is eyeing a bigger pie in the $406 billion US healthcare services market to boost its growth. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).Director General...
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) reminded the public of the importance of vaccination as this can help prevent certain diseases. In a statement, PHAP said that vaccines are “cost-effective and are one of the core components of preventive health services...
Fujifilm Philippines is expanding its presence in the healthcare and digital machine services market to adapt to customers' changing needs in pandemic times, newly-appointed President, Masahiro Uehara, announced Thursday, February 16. The Japanese brand, established in the Philippines in 2012 as a...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has promulgated the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) granting night shift differential pay to government employees. Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7, 2022. This is the same situation in many parts of Metro...
An official from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that the approval of the establishment of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) cancer center is a manifestation of the Marcos administration's commitment to prioritizing the healthcare...
How we utilize local health centers to empower Filipinos By Debbie P. Sy, executive director of SM Foundation Inc. In 2022, we saw the much-awaited light at the end of the tunnel. The Philippines has started lifting some restrictions as the vaccine rollout continues. Along came the privilege...
Metro Pacific Health signs collaboration agreement with mWell, the Philippines’ first fully integrated health app MPIC chief finance, risk and sustainability officer and mWell CEO Chaye Cabal-Revilla (center) during the signing ceremony with MPH chief executive officer, Dr. Harish Pillai and MPH...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday called for "bold and radical" action to reform the crisis-hit state healthcare system as he held emergency talks with health leaders. After years of underfinancing, the NHS state-funded health service is struggling to meet the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged the public to be cautious and not to be complacent following the detection of the more transmissible Covid-19 Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in the country and the uptick of Covid-19 cases being tallied brought about by the previous holiday season. "Ipagdasal natin na...
