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13th placer JV Ejercito says to leave Senate with 'integrity intact'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 12:23 PM

Outgoing Sen. JV Ejercito on Wednesday thanked his supporters as he bode farewell to his post after a failed bid for reelection.  Read more »

Canada expels undocumented Pinay caregiver

Rowena Papasin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 02:35 PM

VANCOUVER, Canada - Canada has ordered the removal of a Filipino caregiver who has been working illegally in the country for almost five years. Read more »

Pinay nurse now recruitment agency owner in Ireland

Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:43 PM

COUNTY CORK, Ireland - A Filipina nurse from Bacolod City shared how she was able to start her own business and overcome the struggles that comes with it. Read more »

#HalalanHugot: Ilang lalawigan hikahos sa health centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 09:39 PM

Hiling ng mga taga-probinsiya sa mga kandidato: remedyuhan ang kakulangan ng mga health center at health worker. Read more »

Healthcare organizations are battling phishing

Linda Carroll, Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 04:33 PM

Many healthcare organizations remain vulnerable to phishing attacks, a new study finds.   Read more »

Skills upgrade and help desks: Senate bets tackle age-discrimination in hiring

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 09:47 PM

Several Senate bets on Sunday laid out plans to combat age discrimination in employment and force companies to comply with the law prohibiting it. Read more »

Daan-daang nurse, health workers nagtipon para igiit ang taas-sahod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 06:54 PM

Nagtipon-tipon ang mga nurse at healthcare practitioners para isulong ang tamang pasahod at working conditions sa kanilang propesyon.  Read more »

'Ano pa ang gusto?' Duterte says he has fulfilled most promises

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 02:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he has fulfilled most of his promises, except for solving the country's traffic problem. Read more »

Kakulangan sa nurses hamon sa universal health care: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 07:43 PM

Hindi umano mapipigilang umalis ng bansa ang mga nurse hangga't hindi naitataas ang kanilang sahod, ayon sa isang mambabatas. Read more »

Universal Health Care law a ‘work in progress’: Health chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 12:21 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque called on the public to support the measure, which he says is meant to provide quality health service to all Filipinos.  Read more »

Universal health care batas na pero epekto 'di agad mararanasan'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 08:56 PM

Ayon sa batas, awtomatiko nang magiging miyembro ng National Health Insurance Program ang lahat ng mga Pilipino at mababawasan ang kanilang gastos sa pagpapagamot.  Read more »

Health care for all: Duterte signs Universal Healthcare Act

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 05:28 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed the Universal Health Care Act, a measure that would provide healthcare coverage for all Filipinos.    Read more »

Bagong Pinoy nurses sa UK, hindi nababahala sa Brexit

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Feb 02 03:03 AM

LONDON - Habang nangangamba ang ilang Pilipino sa epekto ng Brexit sa kanilang negosyo o trabaho, kumpiyansa naman ang mga bagong nurse sa UK na ‘di sila tatamaan nito dahil mas kakailanganin daw sila kapag umalis ang European medical workers.   Read more »

Higher tobacco taxes will stop increasing number of smokers, says doctor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 03:31 PM

A Senate bill seeking to double excise taxes on tobacco products will help halt the growing number of smokers in the country, a doctor specializing on lung concerns said Tuesday. Read more »

Ayala health unit sees opportunity in Universal Healthcare Bill

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 01:00 AM

AC Health CEO Paolo Borromeo said the company is "very excited" about the UHC Bill because it aligns with the firm's goal to "bring healthcare to everybody." Read more »

Filipino farmers' son is UK’s Nurse of the Year

Rose Eclarinal, Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jan 11 09:14 AM

LONDON - Ridel Francisco, a 44-year-old Filipino nurse at Lynde House in Richmond, was recently named Nurse of the Year at the 2018 Barchester Care Awards.  Read more »

Police investigate after US woman in coma gives birth at care facility

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 07:36 AM

Arizona police said Wednesday they have opened a sex assault investigation after a woman who has been in a coma for more than a decade gave birth to a baby boy at a nursing facility in Phoenix. Read more »

Dr. Willie Ong finds Universal Health Care bill wanting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 09:31 PM

The bill, which was approved by the bicameral conference committee on Tuesday, seeks to provide all Filipino families free medical attention. Read more »

'Universal Health Care' lusot na sa bicam; tapyas-budget sa DOH ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 09:11 PM

Kailangan ng P257 bilyong pondo para sa Universal Health Care na huhugutin mula sa Department of Health, PAGCOR, PCSO, PhilHealth, at sa sin tax.  Read more »

Universal Health Care bill hurdles bicam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:38 PM

The bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the Universal Health Care bill which seeks to provide all Filipino families free medical attention. Read more »