ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Citing the prevalence of breast cancer in the country, House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is aggresively pushing for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) to offer free...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's Office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has praised the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for moving to significantly increase the benefit package for breast cancer patients, the care of whom is one of...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is confident that the bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana will benefit more epileptic and cancer patients in the long run once it is passed into law. Ejercito, one of the 13 senators who signed the committee report on Senate Bill No....
Sen. Robinhood Padilla called on doctors to keep an open mind and find alternative cancer treatments. Padilla made the call on Thursday, Feb. 22 to doctors, especially for poor cancer patients who cannot afford the high costs of treatment. "Sana po magkaroon tayo ng mga alternative na...
(Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to step up its coverage for more costly ailments such as cancer treatment, heart bypass surgery, and the like. Lee was...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (Facebook) A vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations has credited Speaker Martin Romualdez for the significant increase in the earmarked Cancer...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's Office) The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should offer unlimited coverage for costly medical procedures, such as cancer treatment and heart bypass surgery. Thus, said AGRI...
Financial constraints brought by expensive medication, experts said, are among the primary reasons why Filipino cancer patients continue to struggle to complete their treatment. Photo from Unsplash Recognizing the urgent need to help Filipino cancer patients overcome treatment hurdles brought...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Feb. 4, commemorated the World Cancer Day and expressed her commitment to “stand united” with the global effort to address the “devastating illness” that caused millions of lives worldwide. (Photo courtesy of KMI TAMAN DESA Medical Centre)...
Brilliant scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have made a potentially ground-breaking discovery that could aid in treating colon, lung, and breast cancer. Chemical structure of deguelin. (Photo credit: Francisco, J. A., & Paderes, M. C....
Ayala Corporation subsidiary AC Health has formally opened the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH), the first specialty hospital for cancer in the country, in Taguig as it aims to increase the total value of its healthcare businesses to $2 billion. In a press briefing, AC Health President and CEO...
President Marcos is optimistic that the opening of the first cancer care hospital in the Philippines will go "will go a long way" in improving the access to quality cancer care in the country. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos expressed this as he led the inauguration of the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital...
