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ESTABLISH SPECIALTY HOSPITALS IN REGIONS – ZUBIRI

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is pushing for the establishment of specialty hospitals across the country — hospitals such as the Philippine Heart Center, the Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. “Being from Mindanao myself, I am very much committed to decentralizing our health […]

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MEDICAL CENTER TO RISE IN SIARGAO ISLAND – MATUGAS

The construction of the P325-million Siargao Island Medical Center (SIMC) in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte is expected to begin anytime soon, an official said. “The P325-million SIMC is a Level 2 hospital as stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 11500,” Surigao del Norte 1st District Representative Francisco Jose Matugas II explained. R.A. 11500 got the […]

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Government

DOT ISSUES NEW PROTOCOLS FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat issued a reminder to foreign tourists coming to the Philippines in the next few days to prepare all requirements to ensure a seamless travel experience. Puyat made the statement, following the issuance of Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 160-B, which details the new […]

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ISKO TO PUT UP ‘WORLD-CLASS’ REGIONAL HOSPITALS

Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso committed to building 17 world-class regional hospitals and upgrading community health centers and salaries of their staff as a way to improve the country’s public health system. At a presidential forum organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) on Friday, the Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

START YOUR DAY WITH THIS

In building better habits, it’s also important to pay attention to how we start our day. For some of us, the first thing we do is check our phones. In doing so, we can be giving ourselves unnecessary stress. What happens as soon as we wake up? Since we came from rest, our bodies experience […]

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Politics

ABANTE URGES HOUSE TO OK SENIORS’ HOSPITAL BILL

Staunch senior citizens welfare advocate Deputy Speaker Benny Abante, Jr. called on the House of Representatives to pass the measure establishing the National Geriatric Health and Research Institute (NGHRI), and stressed on  Wednesday that the NGHRI would “provide our lolos and lolas with the medical care they  need––medical care they have earned, medical care they […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

ORAL HYGIENE: TAKE CARE OF YOUR SMILE

You’re never truly dressed without a smile. Oral hygiene is something that is often overlooked and taken for granted. Dental hygiene is usually associated as being purely for aesthetics and physical appearance. But good oral health is part of our overall well-being. It can affect how we speak, our ability to eat and can even […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

STOP THE SNEEZE: WAYS TO REDUCE ALLERGIES

Airborne allergens, insect stings, or ingested food or medication triggers allergies. For airborne allergens, the common triggers are usually the concentration of pollen, dust or dander in a given space. Exposure to these allergens can trigger mild to severe sneezing, coughing, allergic asthma, and even headaches and inflamed eyes.  Airborne allergens are common substances that […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

NEW YEAR, BETTER ME: BUILDING HEALTHIER HABITS

Starting the new year often includes making new year resolutions, planning the year ahead, and aiming for a better year than the last. With goals as a main core of resolutions, this can sometimes cause unnecessary pressure and stress. It may be best to dig deeper and ask why you want those goals in the […]

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Government

NOGRALES: DUTERTE SIGNS EO REGULATING DRUG PRICES

Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday announced that President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order (EO) that would regulate the prices of drugs and medicines used to address the leading causes of morbidity in the country. “This is part of efforts to improve access to affordable, quality medicines and reduce […]