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Weeds are common plants that can sprout almost anywhere. Because of this, it’s easy to assume that they don’t have any benefits. That they only feed off of the nutrients in the soil meant for the other plants in our garden. Today we’ll talk about the Tawa-tawa! What is Tawa-tawa? The Tawa-tawa, also known as […]
As rains continue to batter various areas in the country, a group of educators has urged “sustained vigilance” against dengue. “While there has been a steady decline in cases since the dengue epidemic of 2019, we should not relax especially now that our healthcare system is overburdened because of COVID-19,” Philippine Educators Alliance for Community […]
Senator Bong Go witnessed the opening of the country’s 53rd Malasakit Center at the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao three days after the ceremonial signing of President Rodrigo Duterte of Republic Act No. 11463, also known as the Malasakit Center Act of 2019. Initiated by the President and Go when the latter was […]
Parents of children given the untried and largely untested Dengvaxia vaccine have complained to Senator Dick Gordon that they were not given proper information or have been warned of any side effects before their children were given the vaccine. During a consultation with Gordon, officials of the United Parents Against Dengvaxia (UPAD) lamented that their […]
Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones said the country’s current struggle with the dengue outbreak highlights the need to mandate the inclusion of health workers in every barangay to aid the Department of Health (DOH) in its dengue prevention and management efforts. “The number of dengue cases, together with the other communicable and non-communicable diseases, […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, called on the public to initiate measures to protect themselves from dengue by cleaning their surroundings every day. Gordon made the call following the Department of Health’s declaration of a national dengue epidemic in the wake of the 146,062 cases recorded since January up to July […]
Following the Department of Health’s (DOH) declaration of a national dengue epidemic, Senator Dick Gordon has called on the agency to continue monitoring and testing all 800,000 Dengvaxia-vaccinated children to determine if they were seronegative or do not have a previous history of dengue. Gordon expressed concern over the health of children who were given […]
More than just providing interventions for the thousands of people who are sick with dengue in the wake of the Department of Health’s recent declaration of a national alert on the disease, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), headed by Senator Dick Gordon, is set to launch a clean-up campaign to stem the further spread of […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has taken a three-point strategy in fighting dengue, which according to Senator Dick Gordon is now being considered as a national emergency following the Department of Health’s declaration of a national alert after noting an 86% increase in the number of dengue cases recorded from January to July. “The PRC provides […]
Senator Dick Gordon lauded the efforts of both the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red Cross to close the immunization gap, amid the vaccination scare caused by the controversial anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. Gordon, also chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said the health department is gaining ground to regain the public’s trust in […]