Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla flew to Israel Saturday night to attend a series of conferences on the compassionate use of medical cannabis (marijuana) - and how to apply Israel's experience to the Philippines. Padilla, who last year filed Senate Bill 230 allowing the medical use of cannabis,...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a new satellite office; this time, in Cauayan City, Isabela. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) This was the eighth satellite office formally opened by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office to bring medical assistance and social services closer...
The office of Paranaque City's 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez conducted a medical mission on Wednesday, April 19, at Don Galo Elementary School. Olivarez said the medical mission, organized by his congressional office staff headed by Eva Nono, Mar Jimenez, and Bernie Amurao, was called “Pedia...
Access to social and medical services provided by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) may now easily be reached by Filipinos in need from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) region. OVP Public Assistance Division Extension Office in Lipa, Batangas. (OVP photo) This came after...
The Caloocan City government said on Thursday, April 13, that a total of 3,052 residents underwent the free chest x-ray examination under the city's National Tuberculosis Program. It said the free chest x-ray program started last March 7 in line with the celebration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day...
ROXAS CITY – To promote and nurture the health and wellness of communities, the SM Foundation recently conducted a medical mission in two provinces where SM businesses are located. THE SM Foundation holds a medical mission in Barotac, Nuevo, Iloilo. On March 28, the SM Foundation held a...
The Medical City (TMC) recently bagged four awards from Healthcare Asia 2023 – the Hospital of the Year and the Marketing Initiative of the Year for TMC Ortigas; the Primary Care Provider of the Year for TMC Clinic; and the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Program of the Year for TMC...
St. Luke's Medical Center has just opened its first outpatient care services in SM City BF Parañaque, offering a comprehensive range of bloodwork and dialysis services to the community. It is an important milestone for St. Luke’s as it marks the first step toward providing quality and accessible...
The office of Para ñaque 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez provided free consultation and check up to around 200 women as well as a "Kilay is Life" activity as part of the celebration of National Women’s Month. Olivarez said the program, called “Kababaihan: Maganda na, Healthy ba” was...
The Makati Medical Center (MMC) has vowed to assist the Philippine National Police (PNP) in improving the delivery of services to its hospitals and other treatment facilities for policemen and their dependents. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the commitment to develop a sustainable and...
Malacañang said that the Marcos administration would establish a Presidential Help Desk to address the financial and medical requests for assistance being submitted by the public to the Office of the President (OP). Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this after Executive Secretary Lucas...
The House of Representatives' resident doctor was able to "certify" the medical condition of Lilia Cruz, the so-called "Sibuyas Queen" and focal person in the solons' ongoing agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation probe. This was confirmed by Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and...
