Health

Parents of Dengvaxia recipients want audience with Duterte

MANILA -- A group of parents, whose children were vaccinated with the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, called on President Rodrigo Duterte to sit down and have a dialogue with them regarding the matter. "Kailangan...

Duterte to push for Universal Health Coverage Bill in 3rd SONA

MANILA -- Senator Sonny Angara has welcomed President Duterte's move to certify as urgent the Universal Health Coverage bill, saying that he is expecting the President to urge Congress to pass the...

Army extends medical aid to displaced Maguindanao residents

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – While various Army units are pursuing Islamic State-linked armed men in Maguindanao, others are extending medical and dental services in one of the conflict-affected towns in the province. In...

Why do people bully others?

MANILA -- Seventeen-year-old "Arwin" (not his real name) has always seen himself as an alpha male. At age 10, he began throwing his weight around and bullying those younger than him. When people...

Cordillera health workers train on blood donation

BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Cordillera has intensified training of health workers at the barangay level in extracting blood and encouraging more voluntary blood donors among the locals. Roselyn...

Palawan pushes back target to be malaria-free to 2030

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Palawan's sustainable malaria control program, Kilusan Ligtas Malaria (KLM), has moved its target of making the province free from the mosquito-borne tropical disease to 2030. KLM program manager...

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