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SENATE APPROVES P1.1B DOH SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR DENGVAXIA VICTIMS – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon commended the passage of the bill seeking to allocate a supplemental budget amounting to P1.16 billion to the Department of Health for the provision of medical assistance to the estimated 830,000 recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine. House Bill No. 7449 (Committee Report No. 395), sponsored by Senator Loren Legarda and co-sponsored by […]

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SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR DENGVAXIA VICTIMS ‘NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER’ — NOGRALES

With congressional hearings in the House of Representatives on the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia wrapped up, Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles warned against complacency as he reiterated his call for the Senate to approve the proposed P1.161 billion supplemental budget for almost a million victims of the Dengvaxia vaccine. “The congressional hearings […]

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EXPEDITE APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR DENGVAXIA VICTIMS — NOGRALES

House Appropriations Chairman and Davao City Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles appealed to the Senate to expedite approval of a P1.161 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia victims, after the House of Representatives had approved the measure before Congress adjourned last June. “Ang panawagan ko lang po, before mag-recess ang Congress sa Thursday sana naman po […]

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BINAY TO DOH, LGUs: LAUNCH MASSIVE INFO CAMPAIGN VS LEPTOSPIROSIS

Concerned over the rising number of leptospirosis cases in the country, Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units to launch a massive campaign to be proactive in the fight against the disease in the barangays. Binay said the DOH, with the help of local government units (LGUs), should remain […]

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ANGARA: INCLUDE CPR TRAINING IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Senator Sonny Angara is urging all private and public schools to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in their respective curricula. Angara is the principal author of Republic Act 10871, popularly known as the “Samboy Lim Law,” which aims to train young Filipinos into lifesavers. “Schools are the best venue to equip students with the lifesaving […]

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COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARANGAY HEALTH STATIONS IN EVERY BARANGAY – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara said government should make sure that the construction of Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in every barangay in the country will be completed at the soonest possible time. Despite the reported irregularities surrounding the P8.1-billion BHS Project of the Department of Health (DOH), Angara said the BHS project “remains a noble initiative that […]