Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law 11 bills seeking to establish and improve Department of Health (DOH)-run hospitals. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said these new laws would inevitably help improve the...
The management of a hospital in the National Capital Region (NCR) that administered second Covid-19 boosters to non-immunocompromised individuals said it has “unintentionally misinterpreted” the guidelines given by the Department of Health (DOH). (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) On...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,465 Covid-19 cases from April 18 to 24, having an average daily rate of 209 cases. DOH/MB "Sa mga bagong kaso, wala sa mga ito ang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman (In the new cases, none of them have a severe and critical illness)," it noted. The...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday lauded President Duterte for signing into law four local hospital bills which all seek to improve the delivery of healthcare services in various parts of the country. These include measures which will...
A total of 707 Covid-19 patients with severe and critical conditions were hospitalized last Sunday, April 10, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH data showed that 543 patients are currently occupying intensive care unit (ICU) beds for patients with Covid-19. (FILE PHOTO) According to the...
President Duterte led the inauguration of the Cancer Diagnostic Institute Building and Cancer Treatment Facility Building of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), which will serve cancer patients not only in Davao City but also in its nearby provinces. Photo of the newly constructed...
Establishing and upgrading hospitals should not be treated as a burden but rather as an investment in health, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, stressed this when he presided over a virtual hearing on several bills seeking to...
Reelectionist Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Monday called for the establishment of specialty hospitals across the country in a bid to deliver quality health care to "every corner of the country." Zubiri said he is "very much committed to decentralizing our health care system" because he...
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...
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...
ILOILO CITY — Contrary to their plan to cut their ties with state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), seven private hospitals in Iloilo City still renewed their accreditation. In a Feb. 22 statement, the seven hospitals emphasized the “interest of public health” as the...
The current P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 will provide a 10-figure subsidy to several government-owned coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City. Quezon City mayoralty bet, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Photo from Mike Defensor's Facebook) According...
