The Caloocan City Health Department (CHD) conducted a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) "Stigma Reduction Seminar" for the city's barangay officials on Monday, April 24. The Stigma Reduction Seminar was held at the city hall and was also attended by...
PetPal, the newest tech start-up from 917Ventures, is a digital service that provides fast, easy and convenient access to healthcare from licensed and accredited veterinarians. It aims to ensure that pets live their healthiest and happiest lives, with a complete and convenient healthcare journey...
The burden of healthcare is being shouldered by women. This was according to a volunteer-based organization in the Philippines serving indigent Filipino cancer patients and this is their story. Cancer patients at the corner of OPD Building in East Avenue Medical Center (Photo courtesy of PFBCI /...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Authentic piety is the springboard of righteousness. For the Jews, “righteous deeds” are expressed in the three pillars of piety: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In many ways, piety and morality go hand in hand. The angel Raphael declares to Tobit and his household, “Prayer...
Take note of these too-good-to-resist bundle deals Yes, the long wait is over! Bath & Body Works just opened today, Feb. 14, 2023, at the upper ground level of SM Megamall. The store opened at around 5 p.m. with customers lining up outside the store as early as 12nn just to be the first to...
A makeshift memorial decorates a fence near a day care center (rear) on February 9, 2023, in Laval, Canada. Anne-Sophie THILL / AFP LAVAL, Canada -- A driver charged with first-degree murder after ramming his bus into a day care center in Canada and killing two children was ordered Thursday to...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro said the local government will ramp up its efforts to inoculate more residents with vaccines for non-Covid diseases, as well as broaden the scope of their molecular diagnostic testing to include non-Covid cases such as Tuberculosis (TB) and Human...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he supports the move to suspend the increase in premium contributions of members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) but the state insurance agency should not compromise its health services. During a Senate Committee on Health and Demography...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Recently, a news article stated that Germany and the United Kingdom are luring second-year nursing students to continue their studies in their countries with free tuition and lodging. Once they finish their nursing course, they have to serve a period of time...
The decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend implementation this month of the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium rate and income ceiling is a welcome development. Coming at a time when we are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19...
Time and time again, the contributions of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been highlighted as a “lifeline” of the economy. In times of crisis, we can count on their remittances to soften the blow on economically disadvantaged sectors. In search of greener pastures for their...
City Savings Bank, Inc. (CitySavings), UnionBank’s thrift subsidiary, has ramped up its Teacher Care initiatives, earning them another recognition from the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, who led the DepEd’s Partners Appreciation Ceremony...
