The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) provided assistance to urban poor communities through its food caravan and medical mission in Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. (Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) The food caravan and medical mission were held on Dec. 2. The activity was...
Much-needed medical equipment worth P5.2-million were donated by Japan government to a rural health unit in Batangas Friday, Dec. 3. (Photo courtesy of the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines) Third Secretary Yumi Yamada of the Embassy of Japan led the turnover of the grant that covers the...
By Khriscielle Yalao The city government of San Juan, in partnership with Cardinal Santos Medical Center, announced on Thursday that it will hold its annual Birthday Bloodletting Program, under the banner "Dugo ng San Juaneño Para sa San Juaneño”, on Dec. 4, Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00...
In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for...
ST LUKE'S STATEMENT (Facebook) The St. Luke's Medical Center responded on Thursday, Nov. 25, to the queries it received regarding the drug tests being conducted in their institution. The hospital posted a statement on its official Facebook page after it received “public and media queries on...
From left: BYD Philippines’ Corp. General Manager, Benjamin Zhao; Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Medical Professional Staff, II Remeo A. Bituin, MD, MHA and Medical Center Chief II, Dr. Esmeraldo T. Ilem; Chinese Embassy Manila, Counselor Xie Yonghui; Mindray Philippines’...
The decision of President Duterte on whether he will take a booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) depends on his physician’s advice, Malacañang said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
The Pasay City government distributed UV lights and medical kits to all public schools in the city in preparation for the face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region (NCR). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government provided the UV lights and medical kits as additional health and...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Saturday, Nov. 13, formally announced that post-graduate/undergraduate interns, clinical clerks, and fourth-year medicine and nursing students can now become vaccinators and participate in the National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination Program....
With the ongoing pandemic, more and more people are becoming more aware of the lifestyle choices that they make. Angelo King Foundation Inc. and Adventist Medical Center Manila know this all to well which is why they are hosting the very first Dr. Angelo King Memorial Lecture. Scheduled this...
Read his lips. Officials of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should pay the proper taxes or else go to prison for tax evasion, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Nov. 9. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on November 9, 2021....
Presidential aspirant and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. believes that medical research needs a bigger budget especially in crucial times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos said the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is an excellent...
