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DoH directed to issue circular on ‘no-balance billing for indigents

The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has directed Health Secretary Ted Herbosa to issue an administrative circular reiterating the no-balance billing for indigent...

PH sets new world record: Largest lung formation

The Philippines set a new Guinness World Record for “largest human lung formation” at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Saturday ahead of World...

Hold off PhilHealth rate hike, DOH pleads

Malacañang on Wednesday said President Marcos was looking into the appeal of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa to suspend the implementation of an increase in...

Fires from fireworks claim 2 lives; Stray bullet wounds Bataan man

Two people died in fires caused by firecrackers while one person was wounded by a stray bullet fired during the New Year celebrations on...

Boy, 4, loses five fingers to illegal ‘Dart Bomb’

A 4-year-old boy from Central Luzon lost all five fingers on his right hand and injured his neck when he lit up an illegal...

‘Some physicians refuse gov’t-issued guarantee letters’

A legislator from the Bicol Region has revealed that some private doctors refused to accept government guarantee letters (GLs) as payment for their services...

P1.6b in stipends for health workers unfunded — DOH

The government is yet to fund around P1.6 billion worth of COVID-19 emergency allowance for health workers, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Wednesday. Herbosa disclosed...

Health Talk

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) examines a document as Health Secretary Ted Herbosa looks on Tuesday in a sectoral meeting at Malacanang. The group...

PBBM seen to lift COVID emergency

Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 public health emergency has been “de facto” lifted and only waiting for the formal...

End of COVID state pushed

Herbosa to ask President to lift public health emergency in PH Saying that the coronavirus pandemic no longer posed an emergency, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa...

DOH planning nat’l advisory panel for nurses

Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said he will establish a national advisory council to address the concerns of Filipino nurses, particularly their departure for better-paying...

DOH to employ nursing aides

Nursing graduates yet to pass board exam, instead of flunkers, to be hired The Department of Health (DOH) will hire nursing assistants to help address...

DOH chief warns PH may run out of nurses in 3-5 years amid exodus

The Philippines may run out of nurses in three to five years if nothing is done about their leaving for better-paying jobs abroad, Health...

More ideas to train, hire nurses bared

Amid the looming worldwide shortage of nurse practitioners, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo is encouraging high school graduates to pursue the Bachelor of Science...
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