Did you know that over 3,000 bottles of Solmux Advance with Zinc Suspension are manufactured every hour? The media recently had the opportunity to discover how the cough formulation is made during a tour of Amherst Laboratories Inc. (Amherst), a facility spanning over 3,000 square meters and the...
The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Tuesday, July 9, that there is "no safe level" of alcohol consumption and joined calls for stricter controls to address its negative impacts in the country. (Photo from Pixabay) In a forum dubbed "Alcohol Tax: Itaas," held in Quezon City to support...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Monday, July 8, instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to enforce its no balance billing (NBB) policy to include indigent patients that were staying in private wards because of...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the House isn't being vindictive in its probe on the initial high cost of Covid-19 test packages during the early days of the...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) There might have been overpricing in the procurement of Covid-19 test kits by the Department of Health (DOH) through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and...
Image from Frepik According to the Department of Health (DOH) report, in the Philippines, cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, claiming the lives of 12 Filipinas each day. It leads to over 4,000 untimely deaths annually and puts about 40 million Filipina women and children at...
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) The "Young Guns" bloc in the House of Representatives has hailed President Marcos and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah...
The lack of manpower continues to pose a “big concern” in addressing bullying and mental health concerns in schools nationwide. (Photo from Unsplash) This was highlighted in a statement issued by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) on July 4 after convening the...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) should focus on addressing much bigger problems instead of the pitch to rename the agency. House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, a...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (Screengrab from PTV) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday, July 3, said the government may be able to disburse P27 billion to settle unpaid Covid allowances for health workers across the country by the end of this year. In...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, July 2, confirmed the proposal by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to rename the agency but clarified that it is still under further study. (Photo from DOH) “The proposal to rename the Department is a sound idea floated by the Secretary,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in a bid to improve information dissemination about the health benefits for farmers,...
