Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has raised before Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa the issue on the supposed rejection of guarantee letters (GLs) under the...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on newly-elected barangay officials in the country to retain the barangay health workers (BHWs) currently serving in their community. Tolentino pointed out these BHWs already acquired extensive knowledge and skills in their given...
A LEADING EXAMPLE P&G Philippines at the 2023 Asia CEO Awards Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, the multinational company behind the trusted health and hygiene brands like Safeguard, Head and Shoulders, Vicks, and Pampers, was lauded at the 2023 Asia CEO Awards with the CSR Company of...
By Jasmine B. Suiza, RND TIME TO CURB CARBS? Food such as bread, rice, grains, pasta, and so on contain carbohydrates for providing energy (Photo Freepik) No carb diet. Have you heard about this “diet” trend? One of my acquaintances told me that she would try this trend to help her lose...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the safety and well-being of voters at the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) across the country. Photo courtesy of...
The University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon Hall, De La Salle University Taft Campus, the Quezon Memorial Shrine at the Elliptical Road, and the SM MOA Globe were lit red on Tuesday evening in unison with Rotary International's call to "End Polio Now." Since the World Health Assembly adopted...
Over P100 billion will be spent on the government’s national health insurance Program next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Friday, Oct. 27. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P101.51 billion budget will be allocated to the Philippine Health Insurance...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asked Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to help push for the legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana. This, Villafuerte learned this straight from Herbosa during the...
Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize suicide intervention throughout the whole country by formulating life-planning education for Filipino youths. Villar filed Senate Bill No. 1669, or the Act to Provide Early Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Expansion which...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that next year's proposed national budget will focus on strengthening the nationwide healthcare system. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has allocated P22.98 billion to the Department of Health (DOH) for its...
The decision to replace officials within the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was “unanimous” among the board members, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa replies to questions from the media during a Palace press...
In 1998, Australian sociologist Judy Singer introduced the term neurodivergent, which stemmed from the word neurodiversity. The brain develops in a unique way. No two brains are exactly alike. A person who is neurodivergent, however, has a brain that processes, learns, and behaves differently from...
