THE dialysis center of the Southern Philippines Medical Center Kidney and Transplant Institute (SKTI) is expected to open this month, with the necessary licenses for the facility to start operating. The dialysis center is located on the ground floor of…
The Philippines still thinks of itself as a young country. For decades, our demographic advantage has meant millions of young workers entering the labor force, staffing BPO offices, hospitals, factories and businesses here and abroad. That advantage will not last…
Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members can now request to be transferred to their preferred Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (Yakap) clinic during the fourth quarter of 2026. The health insurance company announced the move on Saturday to give members greater freedom…
The Department of Health (DoH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. have signed an agreement with 17 private hospitals in Pampanga to implement the No Balance Billing (NBB) policy for qualified patients. Under the agreement, PhilHealth members admitted to ward or basic…
BARANGAY officials from the Bunawan, Baguio, and Tugbok districts in Davao City underwent a re-orientation on the city’s community-based drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation programs at the Apo View Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. The Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) re-orientation…
THE CITY Government of Davao has reinforced its anti-drug campaign by stressing grassroots implementation through a reorientation and capacity-building initiative on Wednesday, October 21. Barangay functionaries from Bunawan, Tugbok, and Baguio districts of Davao City convened at Apo View Hotel for…
Republic of the Philippines ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government suspended classes in public and private schools on Thursday due to the extreme heat index. City Administrator Percival Ramos issued the order at the instruction of Mayor Khymer Olaso as the…
BARANGAY officials from the Bunawan, Baguio, and Tugbok districts in Davao City underwent a re-orientation on the city’s community-based drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation programs at the Apo View Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. The Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) re-orientation…
LEPTO. Leptospirosis patients are treated in the leptospirosis ward of San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on August 26, 2026. MANILA, Philippines – Former health secretaries sounded the alarm on the drastic cut to the health promotion budget in the 2027 General Appropriations Bill (GAB),…
MANILA — Quezon City has logged more than 200 new cases of influenza-like illness over the four-week period from September 12 to October 10, with patients experiencing common flu symptoms such as cough, colds, and fever. The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division said…
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