The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that it is in close coordination with the City of Manila following reports that two of its hospitals have reached full capacity. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is routine and even prudent for hospitals to announce when they are...
Meralco Energy, Inc. (MSERV), which is the nationwide energy solutions arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has reinforced the electricity services provision for the healthcare facilities of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Group of Hospitals. The enhancement on the power supply and service network...
The Private Hospital Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) on Thursday, Feb. 15, expressed openness to the move of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase benefit packages but emphasized the importance of “timely payments” to hospitals. Photo from Private...
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Bong Go has vowed to back proposals for the expansion of specialty medical centers in this city and province of Iloilo. SEN. Bong Go meets residents in Pavia town, Iloilo province during an on-site inspection of the construction of the Super Health Center. (Office of Sen. Bong...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With the Philippines estimated to have an aging population by 2030, Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has stressed the need to establish hospitals especially catered to the elderly. "I have long advocated for the establishment of a...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and even government and private hospitals should invest in strengthening their systems against cyberattacks as these occurrences poses a security risk issue. Sen. Pia Cayetano asks Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The newly-signed Regional Specialty Centers Act will be funded under the 2024 national budget. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this guarantee on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30 despite the fact that...
The Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU) has called on the city residents to immediately report probable and confirmed cases of Covid-19 to its office. "We highly encourage our people to continue reporting cases so we can effectively reach out to them and provide necessary...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government will expand some of the country's hospitals to cater to the needs of patients with special cases. Instead of building specialty hospitals outside of Metro Manila as he promised during his first State of the Nation Address...
The funding provision of the House bill (HB) seeking to establish specialty centers in hospitals under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH) has been given the green light. This, after the House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co...
Davao City 1st district Reps. Paolo Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jeffrey Soriano are batting for the creation of regional specialty hospitals across the country. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go...
Specialty hospitals operated by the Department of Health (DOH) all received higher budgets for 2023 so they can serve more patients, particularly those who cannot afford the cost of treatment, Senator Sonny Angara said on Friday, February 3. As such, Filipinos can now travel to Manila to seek...
