More than 700 indigent patients received free medical, dental and vision care from 50 doctors and volunteers brought by the SM Development Corporation (SMDC) during their Health and Wellness Caravan on Friday, April 1, in Marilao, Bulacan. DENTIST Cecil Aranda and a volunteer from Philippine Red...
A deputy speaker in the House of Representatives has underscored the need to institutionalize medical aid for indigent patients confined in private hospitals. (Martha Dominguez de Gouveia/ Unsplash) “Ang concept ko kasi rito (My concept here) is we have a very efficient medical assistance program...
Re-electionist Senator Richard J. Gordon is elated upon learning of the release of Dr. Maria Natividad “Naty” Castro. Castro, according to Gordon, is a brilliant and humane physician, who was detained ‘’illegally and held incommunicado, breaking the safeguards posed by the...
Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC) in Cebu. Cebu-based healthcare company grows its presence in key cities in VisMin AppleOne Medical Group (AMG), the healthcare arm of Cebu-based property developer AppleOne Properties, Inc. (API), is forging ahead in elevating healthcare standards in the...
Philippine Medical Association (PMA) President Dr. Benito Atienza, on Thursday, March 24, said that the possible yearly Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines will depend on the development of SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes Covid-19. Atienza, during the “Laging Handa” public...
Despite his youth, millennial businessman and poverty alleviation advocate Manuel S. Reyes VII has learned early on that success — whether in the private or public sector — tastes sweeter when it has a positive impact on the lives of others. As the firstborn son of Ruben Cesar C. Reyes, Manuel...
Tiendesitas has partnered with Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), and the Veterinary Services and City Health Departments of the local government of Pasig to celebrate Rabies Awareness Month this March. The Rabies Awareness Month annual celebration is an activity of the...
SIGAY, Ilocos Sur – Some 23 isolation tents with amenities and various medical supplies and equipment worth P1.08 million have been turned over to Barangay Sto. Rosario here by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office Field Office (DSWD FO 1). (Photo courtesy of DSWD Field Office 1...
The Pasig City Scholars (PCS) Office opened on Wednesday, March 2, the applications for the medical scholarships offered by the local government unit (LGU) in partnership with the One Meralco Foundation (OMF) and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH). The Meralco-Pasig medical...
The World Health Organization estimated that by 2050, up to ten million deaths associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria (or what we commonly refer to as superbugs) will be recorded in Asia-Pacific, including the Philippines. This estimate is due to the growing number of superbugs being...
The president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) on Monday, Feb. 28, told the public not to get complacent as Metro Manila sets to enter Alert Level 1 in March. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Laging Handa Briefing, PMA President Dr. Benito Atienza reminded Filipinos to still observe...
Genetic heart disease can live on for generations, here’s how you and the clan can manage it When it comes to maintaining a healthy heart, we all know the drill by now: Exercise regularly. Eat a healthy diet. Quit smoking. Drink moderately. Avoid stress. Yet there are certain heart conditions...
