House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan has reminded the country’s future health workers that compassion is of their greatest strengths in an ever-evolving world. Libanan recently delivered a speech before graduating students and academic awardees at the University of...
President Marcos has vowed continued government action on hunger and health concerns raised by young Filipinos after his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying the administration would do what it could to address the problems brought to his attention. In a post-SONA vlog, Marcos responded...
After years largely away from the spotlight while undergoing treatment for multiple autoimmune illnesses, Kris Aquino has taken on her first new project. The longtime television host and actress, known as the "Queen of All Media," was unveiled by Netflix as its new "C.H.I.K.A." or Chief Head of...
Rice always has a place at the Filipino table. But for millions of Filipinos living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease, one of the country 's most familiar staples can also become one of its most difficult foods to navigate. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 4.7...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. Nearly three months into the outbreak,...
Amid a complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr. said on Thursday, Aug. 6, that the department 's review of the proposed P3-billion procurement of tuberculosis commodities is intended to protect patients...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world 's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, the agency said Wednesday, as confirmed cases reach nearly 4,000. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
The Philippines and Japan have signed diplomatic notes for a 30-billion Japanese yen (approximately P11.54 billion or $187.92 million) loan to advance the country 's Universal Health Care (UHC) program through key healthcare reforms. The diplomatic notes were signed on Tuesday, August 4, by...
Despite facing one of the toughest chapters of their lives, doctor-vlogger Doc Willie Ong and his wife, Doc Liza Ong, continue to find strength in faith, service, and each other. Months after revealing his battle with stage 4 sarcoma and his wife 's diagnosis with early-stage invasive ductal...
The instinct with troubled skin has always been to remove things. Strip the oil, kill the bacteria, resurface the top layer. It worked, up to a point. The point was usually the moment the skin gave up—red, reactive, thinner than when we started. What has changed in the last few years is genuinely...
Malacañang assured health workers under the Department of Health (DOH) that the issues concerning the delayed benefits and performance-based bonuses are being addressed by the Marcos administration. Although Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro noted that the delays...
For many Filipinos, staying healthy often takes a backseat to the demands of everyday life. Routine health check-ups are frequently postponed because of busy schedules, concerns about cost, or the belief that they’re healthy if they aren’t experiencing any symptoms. Yet many common health...
