The Quezon City Government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting heart health and active living as it joined the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) in celebrating World Heart Day (WHD) 2025. The event, themed “Galaw-Galaw Pilipinas!,” was held on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Multipurpose Hall...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) has given the green light to 12 Boholano cardiologists to establish the PHA-Bohol chapter. The Bohol chapter was formally launched on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Metro Centre Hotel in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. This is PHA’s 14th and youngest...
Doctors are urging the government to include Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) treatment in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage, warning that the disease is as deadly as cancer but remains underfunded and overlooked. During the Philippine Heart Association’s (PHA) Usapang...
Only 1 per 44,000 Filipinos, group declares ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) is alarmed by the shortage of cardiologists in the country with only one cardiologist for every 44,000 Filipinos. “There’s only 2,500 cardiologists in the country with a population of around 112...
CEBU CITY – Four cardiologists from the Philippine Heart Association (PHA)-Cebu chapter bagged prestigious awards in the 55th PHA Convention and Scientific Meeting Convocation and Opening Ceremonies on Tuesday, May 27, at the EDSA Shangri-La Manila in Mandaluyong City. Dr. Alex Junia,...
CEBU CITY – The Manila Bulletin was feted at the Philippine Heart Association-Philippine College of Cardiology (PHA-PCC) Media Awards 2023 on Thursday, December 7, at The Westin Manila in Mandaluyong City. The 2,312-member PHA-PCC awarded nine journalists, 13 media entities, a singer-host, and a...
CEBU CITY – An organization of cardiologists is seeking more research and guidelines in its bid to standardize the treatment of heart disease. Dr. Ronald Cuyco, president of the 2,100-strong Philippine Heart Association (PHA), said the group will focus more on research, which will be used as basis...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Heart Association (PHA), under its new president Dr. Ronald Cuyco, is calling for the immediate passage of a bill that the organization believes will significantly help decrease deaths caused by heart attack. Cuyco said the PHA is hoping that lawmakers will soon pass the...
CEBU CITY – Heart failure (HF) is a long-term condition that can’t be cured but patients can live full lives. Doctors from the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) pointed this out, adding that heart failure is no longer a death sentence. The doctors made the statement during the “Usapang Puso...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
