As we age, changes occur in our bodies, and most of the time, the first symptoms are visible on our skin. Different skin concerns are emerging, such as wrinkles on the face and cellulite and sagging on the body. To help Filipinos fight and delay these visible signs of aging, beauty queen turned...
BACOLOD CITY – A cancer care center is being constructed to accommodate the needs of patients here. Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya announced on Friday, Nov. 22, during a public consultation at the L’Fisher Hotel here that the facility is targeted to be completed in April. GASATAYA...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin believes it's time for the House of Representatives to exercise its oversight function on the implementation of the...
From its inaugural park in Zamboanga City, Forest Lake Memorial Parks now serves Filipino families by providing “A Better Place” in 37 locations where they can honor and celebrate the lives and memories of their departed loved ones in a peaceful, comfortable, and family-friendly memorial park....
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Facebook) Amending the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law should take precedence over any proposed leadership change at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Thus, said...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged full support and enactment into law of two Senate Bills (SBs) that seek to improve geriatric care for senior citizens in the country. SB 979 on Senior Citizens’ Hospital Act and SB No. 2687 on Philippine Geriatric Center Act seek to ensure that...
AC Health announced that oncology specialists at City of Hope can now provide leading-edge clinical guidance to patients living in Southeast Asia through a second opinion collaboration agreement with the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH). City of Hope is one of the largest and most advanced...
The Senate on Tuesday, August 27 approved on third and final reading the bill amending certain provisions in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2620 would pave the way for a mandated lower premium contribution...
Vice President Sara Duterte criticized the government anew in a statement tackling the state of security, health care, infrastructure, and democracy in the Philippines, lamenting that Filipinos “deserve better” and not leaders who are traitors to their sworn duty. Vice President Sara Duterte...
Department of Finance (DOF) Ralph Recto clarified on Tuesday, July 30, that the remittance of P89.9 billion in unused funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is not illegal. Recto said this during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, as he addressed...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, July 19 vowed to look into the legality of the purported transfer of around P90-billion worth of funds representing unused government subsidy for Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) back to the National Treasury. Go, chairman of the...
Two senators on Wednesday, July 17 expressed concerns on the transfer and utilization of the reserve funds from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the unprogrammed fund of the national government supposedly to help fund other state services. “Although we understand...
