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"I am scared. We are worried the positivity rate (of TB) in the military is so big and (soldiers) are supposed to be fit," said Health Undersecretary Antonio Lopez during the 11th annual convention of the Philippine Coalition Against TB last Friday.


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Ang pagbawi ng Sona Incentive Bonus sa lahat ng mga empleyado ng DOH sa buong kapuluan ay nangyari matapos magpalabas ng memorandum ang Department of Budget and Management na nagsasabing walang karapatan ang DOH na magpalabas ng nasabing bonus.

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Ang hakbanging ito ay ginawa ni LTO Chief Roberto Lastimoso bilang tugon sa sulat ni Health Undersecretary Antonio Lopez dahil sa implementasyon ng Republic Act 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.


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Dayrit said physicians, particularly cancer specialists, are still uncomfortable with the use of opiods such as morphine in the management of cancer pain although they believe these drugs are effective.


Most cancer patients, on the other hand, harbor unfounded fears of pain and the use of opiods to alleviate their suffering.


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HEALTH UNDERSECRETARY ANTONIO LOPEZ

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Ang pagbawi ng Sona Incentive Bonus sa lahat ng mga empleyado ng DOH sa buong kapuluan ay nangyari matapos magpalabas ng memorandum ang Department of Budget and Management na nagsasabing walang karapatan ang DOH na magpalabas ng nasabing bonus.

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Rising TB cases among soldiers alarm DOH

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 29, 2004 - 12:00am

The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed alarm over the rising cases of tuberculosis among members of the Armed Forces. In 2003, 833 soldiers tested positive for the respiratory illness. "I am scared. We...

Nation

Mga empleyado ng gobyerno na "wow mali" sa SONA bonus

August 20, 2003 - 12:00am

Matapos maging masaya ng mga empleyado ng gobyerno, partikular ng Department of Health (DOH) dahil sa hindi inaasahang P5,000 ‘‘State-of-Nation (SONA) incentive bonus’’ na kanilang natanggap noong...

PSN Metro

Accreditation sa mga drug testing centers itinigil ng LTO

August 31, 2002 - 12:00am

Pinatigil ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang pagkakaloob ng bagong accreditation permits para sa lahat ng mga drug testing companies na nagbibigay ng drug test sa mga motoristang kukuha ng drivers license. Ang...

PSN Metro

‘Cancer patients need not suffer from pain’

By Rainier Allan Ronda | January 15, 2002 - 12:00am

Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said lack of awareness among patients, physicians and pharmacists of appropriate cancer control programs mainly explains why some 200,000 Filipino cancer patients, every year, unnecessarily...

Nation

DOH, LGUs join hands in nutrition program

October 22, 2001 - 12:00am

In an unprecedented bid to save mothers from unhealthy pregnancy, the Department of Health has tapped local government units (LGUs) in selected areas around the country for the distribution of food supplements and...

Science and Environment

Influenza virus hindi biological warfare ni bin Laden

October 4, 2001 - 12:00am

Tiniyak ng Department of Health (DOH) na ang kumalat na virus sa daan-daang mga estudyante mula sa mga ekslusibong eskwelahan na naging dahilan ng pag-panic ng mga mag-aaral at mga guro maging ng mga mamamayan sa...

PSN Metro