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Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...

CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) conducted a simulation exercise to test the skills of an emergency response team in an upscale mall at IT Park in Barangay Lahug here Thursday, July 21. The ERT had to contend with a fire that broke out in the mall resulting into a commotion. The ERT...

Close to 50,000 Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) will be feted with awards by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their efficient coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response efforts. Department of the Interior and Local Government The DILG will cite the...

Cisco Philippines, with the support of business partners Ardent, Azimuth, and volunteer rescue group Team Patola deployed the Cisco Konektado Strategic Emergency Response Vehicle (SERV) at the start of the year to Bohol and Cebu after these areas were devastated by Typhoon Odette. The Konektado...

Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked the Pitmaster Foundation for its ambulance donation to the city made on Nov. 10. Rubiano said the ambulance is fully equipped with medical supplies and accessories. She said the ambulance will be a big help to the city government’s health, rescue and...