Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday, September 14 welcomed the Senate’s approval of the bill that would provide a lifeline for the Filipino youth suffering from mental health challenges. Go is referring to Senate Bill No. 2200, or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being...
The Department of Health (DOH) has successfully administered the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to 366,561 individuals representing 94.23 percent of the total allocated vaccines received from the Lithuanian government. (Photo courtesy of DOH) According to the updated data provided by the DOH as...
The Department of Health (DOH) has responded to concerns raised by the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding the alleged wastage of P7.43 billion worth of medicines and other items last year. (Photo credit to DOH) Following calls from health groups for an independent investigation, the DOH...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) A ranking congressman is seeking to revise the "outdated" Magna Carta of Public Health Workers, also known as Republic Act (RA) No. 7305. By filing House Bill (HB) No.9127, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron...
Vice President Sara Duterte has a special wish for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s 66th birthday: success as president because it would also mean the success of the Philippines and Filipinos. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte at the launch...
The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Philippine Society of Urologic Oncology (PSUO) and the Philippine Urological Association (PUA), will be offering its services in observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September. (Photo credit to DOH/X) The prostate cancer...
The Department of Health (DOH), led by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, in collaboration with representatives from National Government Agencies (NGAs), officially inaugurated on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the “LAB for ALL” initiative at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in Laoag City. (Photo credit to...
House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin Iloilo 1st district Janette Garin stood pat on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12 on her message to Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to not accept "non-experts" or "unqualified"...
Most of us have heard of the famous aphorism "You are what you eat". It was from an old book written by the French epicure Brillat-Savarin back in 1825, and its theme is still relevant to our society today. It is scientifically proven that every food intake directly impacts one's health and...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 11, announced that there were 894 new Covid-19 cases in the country between Sept. 4 and 10. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) The DOH verified that 10 of the newly reported patients were in serious or critical condition. Meanwhile, the DOH confirmed...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill institutionalizing a school-based mental health program. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2200 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, welcomed the development saying it is a...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa has told congressmen that the Covid-19 bivalent vaccines donated by Lithuania to the Philippine are nearly used up. Herbosa made this...
