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Senator Bong Go ushered in the Senate the approval on third and final reading of four key proposed legislative measures that seek to establish and improve public health facilities across Luzon and Mindanao. Go, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, is the principal sponsor of all four measures, which include the […]
The Department of Health (DOH) Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) has resolved four complaints of “Palit Ulo” that allegedly occurred in a private hospital in Valenzuela City. “The DOH will not tolerate and shall act on any administrative violations by our healthcare institutions,” Health Secretary Ted Herbosa stressed. The DOH Metro Manila Center […]
Following reports of dwindling blood supplies in Baguio City hospitals, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will send additional blood bags to the city as it calls on more members of the public to donate blood. The PRC national headquarters in Mandaluyong will initially send 20 units of blood, through the PRC Baguio Chapter, and will […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros reiterated the urgent need to pass a bill she filed back in 2022 that seeks to increase the punishment for hospital detention in light of complaints from family members of deceased patients who were allegedly barred from leaving a Valenzuela City hospital due to their inability to immediately settle their medical expenses. […]
The Department of Health (DOH) assured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that hospitals across the country will remain up and running despite the El Niño phenomenon. In a report to the President’s task force on El Niño response, DOH officials said they are working closely with national government agencies to ensure that healthcare services will not […]
Senator Mark Villar is pushing for the establishment of hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao that will cater to war veterans and veterans of military campaigns. In line with this vision, Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2544 or the Veterans Hospital Act of 2024 that will establish such. “Our war veterans made an invaluable and extraordinary […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes is pushing to realign the excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to finance the construction of more hospitals and health centers. This after the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday approved House Bill 9513 which seeks to allow the government to tap excess revenues of Government-Owned […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, personally attended the groundbreaking of a Super Health Center in Plaridel, Bulacan recently. In his speech, Go cited the importance of strengthening the country’s health sector, especially after the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Nakita naman natin ang naging epekto ng pandemya […]
Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) and hospital groups will put together an innovative and customized review program to help underboard nursing graduates and current Clinical Care Associates (CCAs) employed in hospitals to develop the skills and proficiency necessary in passing the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE). This is after representatives from 19 HEIs, 4 groups of […]
Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes urged the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to uphold its responsibility of providing adequate power supply to ensure the quality of operations in health facilities. This after NGCP warned of possible intermittent power interruptions during the summer. Reyes underscored the NGCP’s role in the country’s transition to green […]