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The Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the 2024-2028 National Integrated Cancer Control Program (NICCP) Strategic Framework, coinciding with the commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA). The new strategic framework outlines the vision and mission of the National Integrated Cancer Control Council (NICCC), […]
The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Transportation (DOTR), and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023. According to the WHO report, the annual number of road traffic deaths fell slightly to 1.19 million per year globally. “More than 2 deaths occur per minute and over […]
In observation of World Immunization Week (WIW) this April 2023, the Department of Health (DOH), together with developmental partners United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO), launched Chikiting Ligtas 2023: Join the Big Catch Up, Magpabakuna para sa Healthy Pilipinas!, a nationwide supplemental immunization campaign, to vaccinate children against measles, rubella, and […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, filed Committee Report No. 274 urging the Philippine Government to support the proposal before the WTO for a waiver of the intellectual property rights over COVID-19 vaccines. Pimentel believes that such a waiver would help ramp up global production of the much-needed […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to put the Philippines on top of the list of beneficiaries in its COVAX facility and deliver the urgently needed vaccines to help avert the collapse of the country’s healthcare system. “Unahin na ng WHO ang Pilipinas sa mga beneficiary ng COVAX facility nila at […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has called for the establishment of permanent quarantine facilities in densely populated areas of the country, or possibly in every region, given the “constant emergence of various highly contagious and seriously infectious kinds of illnesses.” Villafuerte said these facilities as outlined under House Bill (HB) No. 7005 should be fully equipped to include the […]
People all around the world joined forces and took a big step forward in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ONE Championship has teamed up with longtime partner Global Citizen to broadcast “One World: Together At Home,” a global music special featuring exclusive performances, words of encouragement from A-list celebrities. The global music […]
Considering the speed by which the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases is spiking, Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the government to be involved and proactively seek out persons at risk of contracting the coronavirus disease. Gatchalian said it should start from the local government units (LGUs), emphasizing that if their constituents have symptoms […]
Minority Leader Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Saturday welcomed the government’s decision to remove Taiwan from the list of areas covered by the country’s travel ban, saying the move would benefit the 120,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan and help lessen the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the economy. “This is good news for […]
As Congress is set to resume sessions, Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Sunday said he and members of the Minority will oppose any proposal to tax salty food, advising government policymakers to instead assess the impact of any tax measure on the poor before recommending its adoption. This […]