ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is set to increase its monthly premium starting January 2018 in an effort to boost the agency's health programs.
Bryan Jabay, PhilHealth regional...
BUTUAN CITY -- Dengue cases have significantly decreased in Caraga Region by more than 60 percent in the last 10 months as compared to the same period last year, records from...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The provincial government of South Cotabato is planning to put up a community-based facility that will provide intervention for acute and severely malnourished children.
Ma. Ana Uy, acting head of...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and mental health advocates have expressed hope that the recent approval of the Comprehensive Mental Health bill by the House of Representatives would pave the...
MANILAÂ -- HealthJustice Philippines has urged legislators to increase the tax imposed on tobacco products by at least 60 percent in 2018, and at least 9 percent every year afterwards.
“We call on...
MANILAÂ --Â Â Authorities are looking into greening measures that will make the Philippine health sector climate-smart.
There is urgency for such measures as the sector is both driver of and threatened by climate change,...
