Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has called out so-called medical experts for allegedly not prioritizing the formulation of cures...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), Cassandra Ong (PPAB, Speaker’s office) Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) personality Cassandra Ong made the huge mistake of claiming to take "maintenance" medicine while the...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 4 raised the call for more doctors that would venture into mental, neurological and developmental health to address the growing number of cases in these fields. Hontiveros made the call during her keynote address at the...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the House of Representatives should focus on improving on healthcare in the 2025 national budget, particularly with providing free...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chairman Richard Gordon urged scholars at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine to strive to be extraordinary citizens by becoming the nation’s best doctors. From left, UP College of Public Health Dean Dr. Fernando...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for the funding of a local study that seeks to address the limited supply of snake antivenom in rural areas of the country and will also prevent the killing of the Philippine cobra which is considered a threatened species. Sen. Raffy Tulfo, during Monday’s...
The Department of Health (DOH) said vaccination against Hepatitis B could decrease the cases of liver cancer in the country. Pixabay In a conference on Thursday, April 11, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said some individuals had acquired Hepatitis B, which eventually led to liver cancer. “With the...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Here's a way to help increase the number of doctors that the Philippines badly needs. House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan wants the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it supports the Quezon City local government’s directive to entail the display of the amount of calories in food among restaurants. Pixabay DOH in a statement said the ordinance will help the public choose what “healthy” food...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it has re-established and intensified its vaccination campaign to combat the increasing cases of measles and pertussis. Manila Bulletin file photo To level up the number of Filipinos having been immunized, DOH called for an “active...
President Marcos has signed new laws establishing college of medicine programs in five universities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang announced on Thursday, Dec. 28, that Marcos signed five measures into law —Republic Act Nos. 11970, 11971,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A P1,000 monthly maintenance aid for senior citizens will get institutionalized if and when this measure from ACT-CIS Party-list becomes a law. House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo led the filing of House Bill...
