BAGGAO, Cagayan – A 48-year-old doctor was killed in an accident here on Monday night, Sept. 15. Police identified the victim as Nixon Cabucana. Investigation said the victim failed to notice a narrow bridge due to heavy rain while driving a white pickup truck towards Tuguegarao City,...
Last week, doctors and medical societies were up in arms when a retired media practitioner publicly shamed a doctor for what he felt was an unreasonable professional fee that was charged to the mother of his friend. The doctor, a renowned wound-care specialist and cardio-thoracic surgeon, had...
Last week, I had a bad bout of the flu to the point where I had to skip rounds since I could not stay upright for very long. My wife, also a doctor, promptly got it from me, and she had to cancel some clinics. While we were recovering, we were still answering texts and calls and participating in...
Two Vietnamese nationals were arrested by the Southern Police District (SPD) for posing as doctors and illegally practicing medicine inside a beauty clinic in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City on Thursday, Aug. 7. The suspects were identified as alias Van, 36, and alias Thi, 35. Based on the...
The sixth Celebration of Life and Legacy of Dr. George S.K. Ty, Manila Doctors Hospital’s late Chairman, held in November 2024 was culminated in a display of compassion and commitment with the official turnover of monetary donation from the Cups of Courage, Brew for Hope Commemoration Drive in...
CEBU CITY - A 57-year-old man was arrested after he posed as a cosmetic surgeon and operated on some individuals. ROEL Fernandez Bacus undergoes booking procedures after he was arrested for posing as a cosmetic surgeon and conducting cosmetic procedures. (NBI-7) Roel Fernandez Bacus...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez announced on Wednesday afternoon Aug. 14 that, for the first time ever, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has agreed to shoulder the doctor's fee of hospitalized...
CEBU CITY – “I wanted to look beautiful but ended up looking like an ‘Avatar.’” THE eyes of a woman are badly swollen after she underwent a beauty enhancement procedure that was conducted by a fake doctor in Cebu City. (Photo from NBI-7). This was the complaint of a woman who was among...
CEBU CITY – A woman was arrested after she allegedly pretended to be a doctor and performed a beauty enhancement procedure on an unsuspecting female client. DIMBER dela Cruz Celis is about to prepare a beauty enhancement procedure in a hotel in Cebu City when the National Bureau of...
ILOILO CITY – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has been conferred a Doctor of Laws honoris causa degree by the West Visayas State University (WVSU) in this city. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos speaks at the commencement rites of the College of Law of the West Visayas State University (WVSU)...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos reminisced about her own graduation from law school as she received the Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the West Visayas State University (WVSU) College of Law. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during the conferment rites for her honorary doctorate degree from...
CEBU CITY – A 50-year-old man was arrested after he pretended that he was a doctor and applied as a health officer in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. ANTONIO Jabonillo Alpechi is arrested after he pretended to be a licensed doctor. (Contributed photo) Antonio Jabonillo Alpechi had been hired...
