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ANAKALUSUGAN: DETECT THYROID DISEASES EARLY

AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes stressed the importance of early consultations to detect symptoms of goiter and other thyroid diseases. This call comes as the country observes Goiter Awareness Week which is held every 4th week of January of every year by virtue of Presidential Proclamation 1188. Reyes filed House Bill No. 430 providing […]

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CUA HAILS OPENING OF 2 HIV TREATMENT HUBS IN CAR

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua on Monday hailed the opening of two new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), as he highlighted the need for more treatment areas across the country amid an increase in the number of infected Filipinos. “Our government is taking active steps […]

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MARK VILLAR BACKS MOVES VS LUPUS

Inspired by his personal journey and the strength of his wife, Former Undersecretary Emmeline Villar, who battles Lupus with courage and resilience, Senator Mark Villar showed his support to Lupus Warriors during World Lupus Day recently. “My message to all those who have loved ones who have Lupus is, research about the disease don’t be […]

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GET PETS VACCINATED VS RABIES, SAYS PHILHEALTH

With the country marking Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and to seek immediate medical attention for animal bites to prevent rabies infections and rabies-related injuries and deaths. According to PhilHealth acting president and chief executive officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., […]

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FIRST LEVEL 1 COVID HOSPITALS OUTSIDE NCR GET VCO

The first Level 1 hospitals outside NCR designated to treat COVID-19 cases with mild symptoms received their first batches of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as part of a personal initiative led by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who has helped promote the use of VCO in efforts to treat individuals that have caught the disease. According […]

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NO FDA OK NEEDED TO TRY VCO VS COVID — NOGRALES

Seven Level 1 hospitals in Metro Manila charged with treating mild COVID-19 cases this week received supplies of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles continued distributing what he referred to as a “zero-risk, high reward” option to treat patients suffering from mild symptoms of the disease, which currently has over 100,000 active […]

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NOGRALES DISTRIBUTES VCO TO HELP TREAT COVID PATIENTS

With over 150,000 active COVID-19 cases in the country, every possible treatment for the dreaded disease should be studied and explored in order to prevent severe and fatal COVID-19 cases. This was stressed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Tuesday distributed free virgin coconut oil (VCO) to level 1 hospitals in Metro Manila. Nograles […]

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CREATE BILL MAKES CANCER TREATMENT AFFORDABLE

Once enacted into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill will result in a more affordable cancer treatment as the measure will exempt cancer prevention medication from the Value Added Tax (VAT), Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human […]

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WE THANK JAPAN FOR INCLUDING PH IN CLINICAL TRIAL OF ANTI-VIRAL DRUG AVIGAN – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III backs the clinical trial of the Japan-made anti-viral drug Avigan in the Philippines as part of the government’s efforts to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, crediting such development to Philippine foreign policy of being “a friend to all nations.” This came after Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan […]

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CREATE NAT’L COVID-19 CENTER – PACQUIAO

Senator Manny Pacquiao is proposing the immediate establishment of a national single facility for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the country. “There is an urgent need to establish a single facility for all COVID-19 patients,” Pacquiao said in filing Senate Bill No. 1445. “This measure seeks to preempt the spread of […]