Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, July 16 commended the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) for submitting an objective medical assessment of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta to the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan had ordered a separate medical examination for...
Cancer patients, particularly children, are expected to gain improved access to life-saving treatment following the opening of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). The new facility is expected to strengthen the country 's capacity to provide specialized...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) sees nothing wrong with what is deemed as second opinion on the medical condition of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta who has been confined in a hospital at Camp Crame in Quezon City since his arrest on July 6 for a case of plunder. PNP spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered an independent medical examination of detained Senator Rodante Marcoleta by the director of the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) or his authorized representative to determine whether there is still an imperative need...
Even the country’s main public hospital in Manila appeared to have not been spared from the flood control controversy. And Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has all the reasons to be furious since after one and a half year since the flood control at the Philippine General Hospital...
In the crowded halls of the Philippine General Hospital, some 200 to 300 homemade sandwiches are served daily by priests and retired medical professionals to emergency room patients and their watchers, many of them hungry, exhausted, and waiting days for care without proper meals. What started...
In the crowded halls of the Philippine General Hospital, 200 to 300 homemade sandwiches are served daily to emergency room patients and their watchers, many of them hungry, exhausted, and waiting days for care without proper meals. What started as a small effort in 2016 has grown into a sustained...
A nine-year-old boy diagnosed with biliary atresia became the patient of the country 's first successful pediatric liver transplant performed in a government hospital, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Domagoso visited the boy at the UP Philippine...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the opening and groundbreaking of two major health initiatives that aim to improve medical care access for veterans, children, and the general public. Marcos, on Friday morning, June 27, inaugurated the country’s first Valor Clinic at...
More Filipino patients, especially those needing urgent and specialized care, will soon benefit from a new 16-story Pediatric and Adult Specialty Center being built at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila. “This new Specialty Center reflects our unwavering commitment to strengthen...
The government will hire about 1,224 healthcare workers for the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) over the next three years. UP-Philippine General Hospital (Photo courtesy of UP Philippine General Hospital) The move follows the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) approval of funding for...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 27 said it is prepared to assist the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) as its emergency room (ER) reaches full capacity. Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa said in a statement that the situation, while concerning,...
