TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) said Wednesday, July 6, that seven trainees have been taken to the hospital for acute kidney injury. Fire Chief Supt. Rodolfo Denaga, BFP-Region 8 director, disclosed that aside from muscle pain, they initially...
ILOILO CITY – President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11891 creating the Iloilo City Hospital before stepping down last June 30. Under RA 11891, “the City Government of Iloilo shall manage the ICH, and prepare, in consultation with the Department of Health (DOH), a hospital development...
More than 1,000 personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are expected to participate in the nationwide bloodletting activity to mark the 31st anniversary of the bureau on Tuesday, June 28. In partnership with various blood banks, the activity is part of the weeklong...
Senator Leila de Lima was discharged from the hospital on June 26 after undergoing major surgery. “Discharged from the hospital yesterday. Still recovering from a major surgery. Still experiencing some pains but I feel generally fine. Maraming salamat po sa inyong mga dasal at malasakit (Thank...
The Navotas City local government held on Friday, June 24, the inauguration and blessing of a computed tomography (CT) scan machine at the Navotas City Hospital (NCH) as part of its continuing effort to give better health services to the residents. Incumbent Mayor Toby Tiangco, Mayor-elect John Rey...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo is now a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A sanitarium that used to treat leprosy patients in Iloilo has been elevated into a general hospital. The Department of Health (DOH) inaugurated...
In line with the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), a mass developmental screening for children aged 0 to 8 years old will be conducted on Saturday (June 25). According to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, the hospital’s Department of Pediatrics will be...
Care providers of people diagnosed with dementia are at an increased risk for having significant physical and mental health problems, said an expert. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILLIPINES) In a webinar on Friday, June 17, titled “Demensya sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” experts from the University of the...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
AN architectural perspective of the proposed Iloilo City Hospital. (Iloilo City government) ILOILO CITY – The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill creating the Iloilo City Hospital. “Our dream of enhancing the health programs and services for the Ilonggos is a step closer to...
Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
TIVAOUANE, Senegal -- Eleven newborn babies perished in a hospital blaze in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane late on Wednesday, president Macky Sall said. "I have just learned with pain and dismay about the deaths of 11 newborn babies in the fire at the neonatal department of the public...
