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DOH-ILOCOS, MANGALDAN LGU HOLD HEALTH CARAVAN

Nearly 400 students from Gueguesangen Integrated School (GIS) benefited from the Healthy Region 1 Caravan spearheaded by the Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region in partnership with the Municipal Health Office (MHO) of LGU Mangaldan held recently. The initiative provided various medical services and health education activities as part of the agency’s initiative to […]

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LEE REMINDS DOH, PHILHEALTH TO DELIVER COMMITMENTS

As the P30 billion fund of the Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) is scheduled to be transferred today to the National Treasury to fund unprogrammed appropriations, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee reminds the Department of Health (DOH) and PhilHealth of lowering the out-of-pocket medical expenses of Filipinos that they committed during the House Plenary budget deliberations. […]

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DOH OPENS PSYCHIATRY WARD AT QMMC

The Department of Health (DOH) led by Secretary Ted Herbosa, and Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) Medical Center Chief Dr. Evelyn Victoria Reside, launched the Psychiatry Ward and Complex in QMMC and 36th Bagong Urgent Care Ambulatory Service Center (BUCAS) Center, in time for the celebration of National Mental Health Week. The inauguration of the […]

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HERBOSA MUST QUIT IF COMMITMENTS UNDELIVERED – LEE

Amid suggestions to replace Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee urged fellow lawmakers and government officials to prioritize implementing the commitment of the Department of Health (DOH) and PhilHealth to lower out-of-pocket medical expenses of Filipinos that he secured during the House […]

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DOH RESOLVES 4 ‘PALIT ULO’ CASES IN HOSPITALS

The Department of Health (DOH) Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) has resolved four complaints of “Palit Ulo” that allegedly occurred in a private hospital in Valenzuela City.  “The DOH will not tolerate and shall act on any administrative violations by our healthcare institutions,” Health Secretary Ted Herbosa stressed. The DOH Metro Manila Center […]

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DOH: HEALTH WORKERS’ EMERGENCY ALLOWANCE 90% PAID

The total Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) obligation of P103.5 billion is now 90% paid, following the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to fully fund the remaining P27.3 billion this year.  The Department of Health (DOH), as an implementing agency, has settled around 14.5 million claims from health workers. In April of this year, DOH […]

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HOUSE SUSPENDS DELIBERATIONS ON DOH BUDGET

Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee on Monday deferred the House plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies, including the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to inaction and lack of specific plans to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of Filipinos on medical services. During the House […]

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DOH: SEARCH AND DESTROY DENGUE CARRYING MOSQUITOES

The Department of Health (DOH) urges the public to intensify measures to kill mosquitoes as it observes a continued increase in Dengue cases.  Cases are on an uptrend, showing a 25% increase from August 4 to August 17, 2024 with 36,335 cases reported, compared to the 29,021 reported from July 21 to August 3, 2024.  […]

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PHILHEALTH HIKES HEMODIALYSIS PACKAGE RATE

Secretary of Health and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board Chair Ted Herbosa, following guidance from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., presided over a decision of the PhilHealth Board of Directors to increase the Corporation’s package rate for Hemodialysis again, from the recently implemented P4,000 per session to P6,350. Herbosa earlier convened the Benefits Committee (Bencom) […]

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DOH: MORE CASES OF RAINY SEASON FLU-LIKE ILLNESSES

The Department of Health (DOH) has listed a total of 102,216 cases of Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILIs) in the country from January 1 to August 24, 2024. This is 18% lower than the 125,153 cases reported during the same period last year. However, there has been an increase in cases over the last 3-4 weeks, consistent […]