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UHC to undergo 10-year transition: PhilHealth

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY --The Universal Health Care (UHC) will need to undergo a 10-year transition period once it is signed into law. Dr. Roy B. Ferrer, acting president and Chief Executive Officer...

Scientist promotes ‘HIV-awareness’ mobile game app

By PNA Newsroom CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — One of the scientists behind the creation of a mobile game application that helps raise awareness on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency...

DOH lauds bicam approval of UHC bill

By PNA/PR MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday commended the bicameral conference committee’s approval of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill that seeks to provide affordable health care for all...

Scientists: Mild El Nino Event Likely by Next February

By Lisa Schlein/ VOA News GENEVA — There is a 75 to 80 percent probability of an El Nino weather phenomenon developing within the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Global seasonal climate...

33 new HIV cases recorded in Baguio City this year

By Liza Agoot/PNA BAGUIO CITY -- Thirty-three new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were recorded in Baguio City from January to August this year, the...

US-based Filipino chemist to lead creation of CRC in MMSU

By Reynaldo Andres/PNA BATAC CITY -- A US-based Filipino chemist is in Ilocos Norte to lead the establishment of a Carbohydrates Research Center (CRC) at the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in this...

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