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GO OPENS 156TH MALASAKIT CENTER IN PH

Senator Bong Go has once again emphasized the importance of Filipinos utilizing the government’s medical assistance programs through the Malasakit Centers.  Go reiterated this following the opening of a new Malasakit Center in Region III, or Central Luzon, to provide more convenient access to government medical assistance programs for particularly poor and indigent Filipinos. The […]

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CREATION OF SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FOR SENIORS PUSHED

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged his colleagues to prioritize and expedite the passage of the bill establishing the Philippine Geriatric Medical Center, allowing better health care and disease management to almost 10 million senior citizens in the country. Eight pending bills at the Senate wish to establish and institutionalize geriatric health care and […]

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DOH PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN FIGHT VS HIV

The Department of Health (DOH) through its Healthy Pilipinas campaign  commemorated its partnership with the “FREE TO BE U” campaign through the Festival of Luv promoting healthy behaviors to protect Filipinos from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS at a Pop-Up in Katipunan, Quezon City. People living with HIV (PLHIV) need accessible and regular HIV […]

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FEBRUARY IS NAT’L HEALTH INSURANCE MONTH

February of each year marks the country’s observance of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Month by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1400 s. 2007 which underlines the important role of social health insurance in every Filipino’s life.  The National Health Insurance Program, as a social health insurance (SHI) scheme, is a form of financing and […]

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OLIVAREZ TO LEAD ‘PADYAK PARAÑAQUENO’ ON FEB 11

In an effort to promote an active healthy lifestyle, the Parañaque City government will hold a cycling event on February 11 dubbed as “PADYAK PARAñaqueno SA KALUSUGAN”, an early morning family activity at the Ayala Mall Manila Bay Central Garden along Macapagal Avenue in Paranaque City. Mayor Eric Olivarez will lead the opening ceremony. “Padyak […]

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SUPER HEALTH CENTER TO RISE IN SARANGANI – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go lauded the municipal government of Sarangani, Davao Occidental and the Department of Health for successfully holding the groundbreaking of the town’s Super Health Center. In his video message, Go said that having Super Health Centers nationwide, especially in rural areas, can significantly improve the delivery of public health services in the grassroots, […]

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BONG GO GIVES SARANGANI RESIDENTS SEA AMBULANCE

Senator Bong Go reassured the country’s impoverished and most vulnerable citizens that he would continue supporting government initiatives to help improve their lives as his office distributed assistance to indigents in the island town of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. “Patuloy po kaming umiikot para makapagbigay ng konting tulong sa mga nangangailangan. Nais naming iparamdam sa inyo […]

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DOH PUSHES HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGY IN PDP 2023-2028

The Department of Health (DOH), through Officer-in-Charge Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, joined the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Forum for 2023-2028 recently to show strong support on the launching and implementation of the PDP 2023-2028. Vergeire discussed in the panel the DOH’s Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028, which outlines the agency’s key […]

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TULFO WANTS HEALTH RATING SYSTEM ON FOOD LABELS

Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure mandating the use of a health rating system on the labels of packaged food products, in addition to the standard nutritional facts label. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1684, Tulfo underscored the need to arm Filipinos with the necessary information on the food they choose to consume to […]

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STANDARDIZED DATE LABELS ON CONSUMER GOODS PUSHED

In an effort to better protect the interest of Filipino consumers, Senator Bong Go has filed Senate Bill No. 1785 which seeks to require the use of standardized date labels on consumer products. In the explanatory note of his proposed bill, Go noted that most of the food and drug products that Filipinos consume are not […]