SC asked to void 2025 budget for excluding our PhilHealth

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | February 26, 2025 - 12:00am

Health is our right, and must be affordable to us all.

Health care blues

By Boo Chanco | February 24, 2025 - 12:00am

Do the poor get sick more often than the rich? Do the poor require hospital care more often than the rich? Malnourished and living in packed neighborhoods with pretty bad sanitary conditions, the poor are more likely...

Philippines prays for Francis’ health

Philippines prays for Francis’ health

By Evelyn Macairan | February 24, 2025 - 12:00am

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is seeking continuous prayers for the 88-year-old Pope Francis,...

MOU integrates traditional medicine into conventional medical education

By Le Phyllis F. Antojado-Orillaneda | February 16, 2025 - 12:00am

A three-day Health Care Summit on Traditional Medicine culminated in the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOU) aimed at integrating traditional medicine into conventional medical education in Cebu.

Ang puso ng ating health programs

By Abby Binay | February 10, 2025 - 12:00am

MAGANDANG araw, Proud Makatizens! Nais kong ibahagi ang magagandang balita sa larangan ng kalusugan.

Prescription for progress: Elect champions of healthcare reform

Prescription for progress: Elect champions of healthcare reform

By Alvin Manalansan | February 8, 2025 - 5:45pm

February holds a special significance for the healthcare landscape in the Philippines.

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Trump's aid freeze suspends at least P4B of Philippines programs

Trump's aid freeze suspends at least P4B of Philippines programs

By Cristina Chi | February 4, 2025 - 4:20pm

U.S. President Donald Trump's orders have effectively suspended at least $69.7 million (P4.06 billion) in funding for aid...

Health tips

By Annabelle O. Buenviaje | February 1, 2025 - 12:00am

Sa pagtulog, hindi magandang huminga sa bibig.

The price of malnutrition: Philippines loses P496 billion each year

The price of malnutrition: Philippines loses P496 billion each year

By Dominique Nicole Flores | January 30, 2025 - 3:35pm

The Philippines loses around P1.36 billion daily due to malnutrition, significantly impairing the growth of Filipino children,...

Ibalik ang subsidy sa PhilHealth!

By Al G. Pedroche | January 29, 2025 - 12:00am

MADALAS kong paksain noon ang kahalagahan ng Universal Health Care (UHC) para mabigyan ng kalingang medikal pati ang mga pinakamahirap na mamamayan sa lipunan.