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Lung Center muling inilunsad ang libreng cancer screening

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 08:29 PM

Puwede nang ma-detect nang mas maaga ang lung cancer, ayon sa Lung Center of the Philippines. Read more »

Govt urged to address plight of health workers, build more clinics

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 02:26 PM

The government should focus on building more health centers and enforcing long-term hiring of health workers, a faculty member of the UP College of Medicine said. Read more »

Duterte admin touts Universal Healthcare, Malasakit Centers

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 01:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration paved the way for an improved healthcare system in the Philippines through two landmark laws, his health chief said Tuesday. Read more »

US CDC opens country office in Philippines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 05:49 PM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has opened a country office in Manila, the US embassy said Monday. Read more »

Marcos 'very keen' to have manufacturing of pharmaceutical products in PH: Indian envoy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 02:26 PM

Presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is "very keen" on developing the Philippines' local pharmaceutical sector, the Indian ambassador to the Philippines said, Monday, after his meeting with the incoming chief executive. Read more »

Mga empleyado ng Lung Center, nananawagan ng benepisyo

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Posted at Mar 22 12:01 PM

Nagsagawa ng picket rally ang mga empleyado ng Lung Center of the Philippines para ipanawagan ang mga benepisyo na anila ay matagal nang dapat ibinigay sa kanila. Read more »

P1.185-B for health workers' risk pay OK'd

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 02:06 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte approved the release of P1.185 billion in additional funds for health workers' special risk allowance, Sen. Bong Go said. Read more »

Leni: COVID-19 bares 'systemic ills' in health system

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 07:15 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed 'systemic ills' in the Philippine healthcare system, Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday. Read more »

COVID referral hospitals ready for possible surge

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 10:58 AM

At least two COVID referral hospitals in Metro Manila said they are prepared for the possibility of a surge in infections following the emergence of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Mga ospital pinaghahandaan ang Omicron variant

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 08:39 PM

Pinaghahandaan na ng mga ospital sa Pilipinas ang pagpasok ng Omicron variant ng COVID-19, na posibleng mas nakahahawang uri ng sakit. Read more »

Ilang ospital nagbabalak kumalas sa PhilHealth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 06:59 PM

Ilang ospital ang nagbabalak nang kumalas sa PhilHealth sa susunod na taon dahil sa patuloy na utang na state health insurer, sabi ng isang grupo. Read more »

Pag-resign ng mga nurse ikinabahala ng private hospitals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 06:58 PM

Nangangamba ang grupo ng mga pribadong ospital na maaaring kapusin sila sa manpower dahil sa dami ng mga nurse na nagre-resign para magtrabaho abroad. Read more »

COVID-19 cases sa mga pribadong ospital, bahagyang bumaba: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 07:55 PM

Ayon sa Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, bahagyang bumaba ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa mga pribadong ospital. Read more »

Malls naghahanda na sa unang weekend ng NCR Alert Level 4

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 08:28 PM

Pinaghahandaan na ng mga mall ang pagdagsa ng mga tao ngayong weekend sa ilalim ng NCR Alert Level 4. Read more »

Palace to anti-Duterte frontliners: Elect your 2022 bet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 07:57 PM

Malacañang rejected criticism against President Rodrigo Duterte's 2022 election plans from what it dismissed as small group of health workers. Read more »

PGH: No new ER patients amid rising COVID-19 admissions

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:53 PM

The PGH on Tuesday announced suspending acceptance of new patients in its emergency room due to the rising number of COVID-19 admissions in the hospital. Read more »

Philippines logs record-high 18,332 new COVID-19 cases

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:14 PM

The Philippines on Monday listed 18,332 new COVID-19 patients, its highest number of fresh cases in a single day since the pandemic started. Read more »

Tech seen to address gaps in health insurance sector

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 11:01 AM

Technology and digitalization can further boost the current low insurance coverage in the Philippines, a stakeholder said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte tells DOH: Prioritize health workers' pay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 10:10 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday told the health department to prioritize releasing funds for health workers, as some mulled mass resignation. Read more »

Disgruntled Pinoy health workers mull mass resignation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 07:05 AM

Disgruntled Philippine healthcare workers threaten a mass resignation. Read more »