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Senator Win Gatchalian said a law may be needed to further regulate the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems in the Philippines. Gatchalian issued the statement after the CEO of Juul Labs stepped down amid growing concern in the United States over the safety of the e-cigarette company’s products. […]
Government has opened the country’s 37th Malasakit Center at the Ormoc District Hospital in Leyte to extend medical assistance to the underprivileged. Senator Bong Go led the launching of the facility, more than a year after the first Malasakit Center was launched at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City in February 2018. […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has become creative in pushing its call for action against air pollution. For its “Gusto namin ng malinis na hangin” (We want clean air) mask challenge, the EMB is seeking either photos or videos of people wearing their face masks, particularly those made of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has renewed his call for the immediate passage of a bill that would increase the tobacco excise tax to ₱70, in a bid to not only curb tobacco consumption among Filipinos but also raise funds for the government’s universal health care program. Gatchalian expressed optimism that Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2177 will […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has renewed his call for the immediate passage of a bill that would increase the tobacco excise tax to ₱70, in a bid to not only curb tobacco consumption among Filipinos but also raise funds for the government’s universal health care program. Gatchalian expressed optimism that Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2177 will […]
Amid rising population of Filipino senior citizens and the scarcity of specialists to treat them, reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is urging medicine students to pursue geriatric medicine, a specialty that focuses on the health care of the elderly. The number of Filipinos at or over age 60 almost doubled to 8 million from 4.6 million […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said every barangay in the country should have a birthing facility to help reduce the risk of maternal and infant deaths. “There should be a safe and sustainable birth center in every barangay to give mothers and their children access to health care providers without breaking the bank,” said the seasoned […]
As part of his advocacy to advance health care in the country, senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he would push for a pay increase for nurses and additional benefits for barangay health workers. “They deserve to be properly compensated because they are essential in the delivery of […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go welcomed the launch of the 24th Malasakit Center in Dagupan City. He also appealed to keep it free of any political color. “Nanawagan po ako sa ating kapwa Pilipino: ‘wag na po nating haluan ng pulitika itong Malasakit Center opening at suportahan na […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go said the country cannot improve its health care program for the poor if government will not work to increase the benefits of Filipino nurses and doctors. Go, in an interview at the sidelines of the PDP-Laban campaign sortie in Cebu, vowed to look […]