Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., attributing recent developments in the city 's healthcare services to the strengthened cooperation between local and national governments. Domagoso made the statement as he...
Mayor Abby Binay Over 95,000 individuals, including those from EMBO barangays transferred to Taguig City’s jurisdiction and non-Makati residents, have benefited from Makati City's expanded healthcare services through its health centers, Ospital ng Makati (OsMak), and the mobile multi-service...
The United States, Japan and Korea are contributing a total of P1.6 billion in a span of five years to help the Philippines improve the health services being offered in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Japan...
Recognizing the importance of maintaining a healthy workforce to ensure the continued delivery of education services, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Monday, July 22, that he plans to hire at least one doctor for each office of the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd Central Office...
Mental health services should also be one of the medical services that must be offered in the proposed specialty centers to be established within Department of Health (DOH) hospitals nationwide. Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, advocated for...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is ramping up efforts to improve and bring mental health services closer to communities. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday, Nov. 9, conducted a meeting with other health officials at the National Center for Mental Health in...
Some 203 barangay nutrition scholars in Caloocan City underwent chest X-ray for free at the Caloocan People’s Park on Friday, July 8. The local government said that the program is part of its anti-tubercolosis (TB) campaign. It also aims to determine the overall health status of the scholars. Dr....
Parañaque mayor-elect Eric L. Olivarez vowed that his administration will expand and broaden the socio-economic and health services programs that was started by his elder brother, Mayor Edwin Olivarez, nine years ago. “I will continue the substantial and admirable infrastructure projects, health...
Parañaque City's mayor-elect Rep. Eric Olivarez said that he will continue the advocacy of his older brother, Mayor Edwin Olivarez, in providing better health and education services to its residents. Olivarez, who is a registered nurse, wants to improve the facilities and services of health...
Incumbent Vice Mayor Dr. Marion Andres said on Tuesday, March 29, that he plans to establish a physical health center and expand free health services to citizens in Marikina City if he is re-elected in the upcoming polls. In a Facebook post, Andres said the modern facility will serve Marikeños...
Malabon City mayoral candidate Councilor Jose Lorenzo "Enzo" Oreta said on Saturday, Feb. 26, that the health services for residents continue as the active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city decrease. "Talagang noon pa lang din ay nakatutok po tayo sa kalusugan, lalo na po ngayon na...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
