The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has declared a measle outbreak in Negros Oriental due to the sudden rise of cases in the province. At least 131 cases of measles have been recorded by…
There are four cases of Malaria recorded in Central Visayas, according to Dr. Ronald Jervic Buscato, medical officer of DOH-7. Buscato clarified that these patients have acquired the virus outside the country. Two foreigners, a missionary priest…
Health authorities confirmed two cases and 18 suspected cases of measles in nine areas in Cebu province. Dr. Shelbay Blanco, Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS) coordinator of the Department of Health (DOH-7) regional office said they are…
CEBU City officials back the proposal of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to name barangay election candidates who are involved in the drug trade. “Why not? So that the people will know. The people can judge anyway…
THERE are now more treatment facilities for those afflicted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( HIV-AIDS). The Department of Health (DOH-7) regional office has also increased access for testing and screening of…
ABOUT 12 out of 21 cases of measles had already been confirmed in Negros Oriental a week after the Department of Health (DOH-7) regional office declared a measles outbreak in the province. DOH regional director Jaime Bernadas…
NEW CASES may be filed against former officials of the erstwhile Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) over the sorry state of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3), Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that during…
While the riding public had been advised to watch out for abusive taxi drivers who either overcharge or choose to ignore them in favor of other commuters who can pay higher or whom they can victimize, caution…
WHILE Mandaue City has been declared as a no firecracker zone, Cebu City officials are not yet decided, but one official said a firecrackers ban is “ideal” to ensure safety during the holiday. According to Cebu City…
THE kidnapping and serious illegal detention cases against Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel will be tried in Cebu City. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II asked the Supreme Court to transfer the venue of the trial…
THE Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas has thrown out the cases filed against the engineer of Alcoy town in southern Cebu, who was earlier accused of failing to liquidate his P15,524 cash advance in…
CASES of mental illness treated at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) steadily rose through the years, doubling from 8,000 in 2010 to 16,000 last year. Dr. Milan Ratunil of the VSMMC’s Department of Psychiatry said…
