A health expert said there are various ways on how Filipino physicians could extend help to victims of the massive oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro and nearby provinces. In a health forum held Tuesday, March 21, Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) Crisis Preparedness and Management...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), an emergency procedure performed when a patient’s heart stops beating, may sound intimidating and intricate, but an expert from the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) shared ways on how this life-saving procedure may be conducted even by the untrained. PCP...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, April 24, expressed support for the second booster shot program of the Department of Health (DOH), noting such is very beneficial to senior citizens and immunocompromised who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid-19. (AFP/MANILA...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) urged fully vaccinated adults to get their booster shots against Covid-19 amid concerns over the Omicron XE variant. PCP President Dr. Maricar Limpin said cases could spike again if this new variant of Covid-19...
An uptick or resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Metro Manila may occur due to waning vaccine immunity, an OCTA Research fellow warned on Thursday, April 7. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a health forum held by the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), presented projections indicating that a...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Oct. 17 said health workers were still not able to breathe from the number of COVID-19 infections in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This, after the government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation to place Metro Manila...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday urged President Duterte to heed the call of the country’s medical experts and former health secretaries “not to obstruct” the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous transactions involving the government’s...
The apology of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for his recent outburst against medical experts was not sincere, the president of Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said on Saturday, Sept. 11. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explains the reason for his outburst during a virtual press...
Doctors in some private hospitals have already fallen ill due to the overwhelming number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said Tuesday, Sept. 7. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Talagang napapagod na po 'yung mga doktor natin dahil sa araw araw na...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Tuesday, Aug. 31, said it has not received any reports of healthcare workers quitting so far. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Sa amin pong hanay wala po kaming ganyan na umaalis. Kasi kami lang po talaga ang pwedeng asahan ng mga tao, walang titingin sa...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Aug. 29 said that healthcare workers are feeling maltreated following the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) debts to hospitals. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sana tratuhin kami ng tama ng PhilHealth kasi medyo masama na po ang...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Aug. 29 said that emergency rooms in some hospitals in the country are now operating more than 100 percent as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP / FILE PHOTO) "Hindi na kami masyadong...
