Malacañang said the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will help address the bed capacity situation at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), which has reached full capacity due to an increase in leptospirosis cases. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said it is operating at full bed capacity amid a surge in leptospirosis cases. As a result, the hospital said it is limiting walk-in admissions to its emergency room until further notice. In an advisory on Sunday, Aug. 23, the NKTI said its...
Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III threw his support behind 13 measures pending in the Senate that aim to expand access to healthcare through the establishment of new provincial hospitals and the upgrading or renationalization of existing ones. During the hearing of the Senate...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, May 26, argued before the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division that Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Varias Espiritu and Aristotle Baluyut Viray should be barred from leaving the country pending...
Expanding the education voucher program strategically could significantly reduce overcrowding in public schools operating on double and triple shifts, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). During a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education on...
A revised rehabilitation plan to raise the San Juanico Bridge’s maximum load capacity to 33 metric tons is now underway, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. The plan is a significant increase from the current three-ton restriction. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan directed the...
Marikina City 's mayor-elect Maan Teodoro on Friday, May 16, lauded the passing of Republic Act No. 12204 which she authored that increases the bed capacity at Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center (ARMMC). Aside from R.A. 12204, President Marcos had also signed five other laws establishing...
A House lawmaker says the Department of Health (DOH) should have the authority to set and approve the bed capacity increases of all its supervised hospitals across the country in a bid to deliver better quality healthcare to Filipinos. Currently, it is Congress that has the authority to decide...
President Marcos has signed into law measures that increase the capabilities of hospitals in different parts of the country to cater to the needs of the people. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos signed on Oct. 26 Republic Act (RA) No. 12040 which upgraded the...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that it is in close coordination with the City of Manila following reports that two of its hospitals have reached full capacity. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is routine and even prudent for hospitals to announce when they are...
Real estate firm DM Wenceslao Group (DMWAI) has secured power supply for its property development in Paranaque City from MPower, the local retail electricity supplier (RES) subsidiary of power utility giant Manila Electric Company. According to Meralco, the power supply agreement (PSA) signed by...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have expanded renewable energy (RE) capacity sourcing from Lopez-led First Gen Corporation to power additional six of their network facilities. According to First Gen, a major PLDT facility that will...
