Health

SC orders gov’t to comment on petition vs anti-hospital deposit law

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government to file a comment on the petition to scrap the new measure that criminalizes hospitals requiring deposits or advance payments before...

Health chief vows to carry out reproductive health law

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Department of Health (DOH) in MIMAROPA region is training sanitary inspectors and health personnel at the local level to prevent environmental hazards in the community. DOH...

Palawan health personnel undergo sanitation training

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Department of Health (DOH) in MIMAROPA region is training sanitary inspectors and health personnel at the local level to prevent environmental hazards in the community. DOH...

Smoking ban implementation remains a challenge: DOH

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) admitted that implementation of a country-wide smoking ban that took effect three months ago remains a challenge. According to DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III, the full...

Angara pushes for free medicines for poor families in gov’t hospitals

Senator Sonny Angara seeks to expand the government's free medicines program for poor families to include more hospitals especially in far-flung areas. Under the earmarking provision of Senate Bill 1592 or the...

Medical marijuana must be strictly regulated: DOH chief

MANILA – Ad Interim Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has expressed support for the use of medical cannabis in the country, provided it is under strict regulation. "It is supposed to be for...

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