The occupancy rates of hospitals and isolation facilities in Metro Manila have been improving following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region. One Hospital Command Center This was according to Dr. Marylaine Padlan of the government’s One Hospital...
President Duterte was so impressed upon seeing the new Presidential Security Group Station Hospital (PSGSH) on Wednesday, Nov. 10, that he joked it "feels good to die". The Presidential Security Group Station Hospital (Screenshot from Facebook live) Duterte led the inauguration of the 9,000-square...
People from the Korean entertainment industry have voted to select the best Korean dramas of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey including employees of entertainment and...
Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, stars of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” were voted as the No. 1 Korean drama couple of 2021. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to mark its 17 anniversary. The respondents in the survey were 200 entertainment industry people including employees...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan In December 2020, the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) started planting urban gardens on its premises under its new Medical Center Chief, Dr. Afdal B. Kunting, with the help of Kids Who Farm (KWF), a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching urban gardening for...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is fewer compared to two months ago, its spokesperson said on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from up.edu.ph) PGH currently has 107 COVID-19 patients or around 35 percent utilization...
Senator Sonny Angara has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to fast track the reimbursment claims of private hospitals, saying the country could not afford to have its healthcare system plunging into another crisis. Angara made the call after some private hospitals in Metro...
The Manila city government now offers free chest X-ray for residents and non-residents following the implementation of the country's first bidirectional screening and testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Tuberculosis (TB). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The city government is already...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno As usual, it has been a very busy week for us in the city of Manila with three major activities highlighting it, among others. First off, I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna personally led the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the President Corazon Aquino...
The One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) said Friday, Oct. 22, that it continues to observe a decline in the number of requests for medical facilities recently, amid the decline of infections in Metro Manila. One Hospital Command Center Dr. Marylaine Padlan, a medical officer from the OHCC, said the...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is seeing a decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admission as virus cases in Metro Manila decrease, its spokesperson said Tuesday, Oct. 19. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons / MB file photo) In an interview with ANC, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas...
A new three-storey hospital building to be named after the late former President Corazon Aquino will soon rise in Baseco Compound at Manila’s Port Area. Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the President Corazon C....
