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HIV treatment dropouts sadden AIDS panel
by Rhodina Villanueva - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippine National AIDS Council has lamented that thousands of people with human immunodeficiency virus have stopped receiving treatment.
Escudero donor summoned
by Rhodina Villanueva - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Former Senate president Francis Escudero’s campaign donor in the 2022 elections has been subpoenaed, the Commission on Elections said yesterday.
1.2 million kids to receive measles, rubella vaccines
by Rhodina Villanueva - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Health yesterday rolled out a measles and rubella vaccination program targeting around 1.2 million children in Metro Manila.
‘DOH can’t donate money to WHO’
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 29, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Health  is not in a position to donate money to the World Health Organization, a network of health development experts said yesterday.
Free condoms at MRT set
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Free condoms will be available at Metro Rail Transit stations to help curb rising cases of human immunodeficiency virus infections, the Philippine National AIDS Council said yesterday.
Recto faces plunder, malverse raps over PhilHealth, PDIC funds
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 26, 2026 - 12:00am
An independent health reform advocate yesterday filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and other Cabinet officials over the diversion...
DMW reports repatriating 10,012 OFWs from Middle East
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 23, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has repatriated 10,012 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the conflict in the Middle East.
Over 4,600 new HIV cases recorded in Q1 – DOH
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Over 4,600 newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus  have been recorded in the country in the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Health.
Ports watched amid Ebola outbreak
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring air and seaports after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency...
Nearly 5.2 million register for BSKE
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Voter registrants for the Nov. 2 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections reached almost 5.2 million, the Commission on Elections said.
Comelec calls on eligible voters to register by Monday
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 17, 2026 - 12:00am
The Commission on Elections yesterday urged eligible voters to beat the May 18 deadline of registration for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. “The deadline is on Monday. Our reminder to...
Chinese General Hospital launches robotic surgical system
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 14, 2026 - 12:00am
 The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center  on Tuesday launched its robotic surgical system, designed to be used in performing minimally invasive surgery.
Over 4.7 million register for barangay, SK polls
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 12, 2026 - 12:00am
A total of 4,740,551 people so far have filed their applications for voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in November, the Commission on Elections announced yesterday.
DMW: 38 Philippines seafarers to undergo quarantine
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 12, 2026 - 12:00am
Thirty-eight Filipino crew members of MV Hondius, which was hit by hantavirus, are set to undergo quarantine in the Netherlands, according to the Department of Migrant Workers.
4.49 million register for barangay, SK polls
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 10, 2026 - 12:00am
With nine more days left before the voter registration ends, the number of people who applied for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections has reached 4.49 million, according to the Commission on El...
Government paid P135 billion in zero balance billing
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 10, 2026 - 12:00am
A total of P135 billion worth of hospital bills were covered by the government’s zero balance billing program, benefitting 2.1 million patients nationwide, according to the Department of Health.
‘P60 billion returned to PhilHealth insufficient to cover deficit’
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Advocates for Universal Health Care said the P60-billion funding returned to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is only a small amount and that PhilHealth would need additional resources to be able to expand its...
COC filing in BARMM starts today
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The filing of certificates of candidacy or COC for district representatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will begin today, the Commission on Elections announced.
18 Pinoy seafarers in Manila after refusing Hormuz passage
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Eighteen Filipino seafarers arrived in the country on Thursday and Friday on separate commercial flights after staying in the Persian Gulf on board Liberian-flagged vessel MSC Ishyka.
DMW warns Pinoys vs fake Middle East jobs
by Rhodina Villanueva - May 3, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Migrant Workers yesterday warned the public against illegal recruiters taking advantage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, saying traffickers and syndicates are using the unstable...
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