Tumulak to strictly monitor use of barangay ambulances

Inna Mejia 02/17/2017

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak is asking officials of the city’s 80 barangays to comply with Department of Health (DOH) standards in using their ambulances. Tumulak said ambulance should be manned by competent personnel, should have life…

Naga residents cry foul over plant odor

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2017

A MILITANT group is urging government agencies to check the disposal waste facility of a plant in Sitio Upper Soton, Barangay Pangdan, Naga City. Dennis Darige, coordinator of Partidong Manggagawa (PM), said that Fresh Cuts Agri Cebu…

21 persons bitten by rabid dog in Mandaue City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/22/2017

A rabid dog bit 21 persons in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City over the weekend. They were aged 22 to 51 years old. Casuntingan Barangay Captain Oscar del Castillo along with the barangay tanods searched for the dog…

Baby dressed like Sto. Niño draws attention

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2017

A NINE-MONTH old baby dressed up as the Señor Sto. Niño caught the attention of spectators in yesterday’s Sinulog grand parade. Despite the weather, Ashley Nicole Anudling looked comfortable as spectators posed for photos with her along…

Health officials assure fiesta-goers: Don’t worry

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2017

AS the shutdown of cell sites began to take effect today, medical groups in Cebu assured that emergency services would not be affected with the disruption of mobile communication beginning at 3 a.m. today, three hours before…

Deworming program for students offered

01/11/2017

STUDENTS aged five to 18 years old in both public and private schools can avail of free deworming at their local health centers or clinics in keeping with the Department of Health (DOH) observance of National School…

Stray bullets injure 2 in Cebu; firecracker blasts hurt 42 in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/01/2017

At least 42 people were reportedly injured due to firecracker blast while two others were victims of stray bullets in Central Visayas at the height of the revelry to welcome the New Year, a Department of Health…

DOH places govt’ hospitals on Code White alert; urges public to shun firecrackers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/31/2016

GOVERNMENT-RUN hospitals across the country, including those in Cebu, have been placed on “Code White Alert” yesterday, the eve of the New Year’s day celebration. This means hospital staff are in place and ready to respond any…

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Editorial 12/18/2016

The distribution of condoms in schools isn’t as alarming as the Church and its allies make it out to be, though it does represent a more proactive government finally implementing the Reproductive Health Act on the grassroots…

Tumulak: No pyro outlets in malls

Inna Mejia 12/16/2016

WITH only a few days before Christmas, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak announced that selling firecrackers inside malls and other establishments is no longer allowed. Tumulak said that according to the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1,…

Bullecer: Distributing condoms in schools a ‘wrong move’

Nestle L. Semilla 12/14/2016

DISTRIBUTING condoms will just promote promiscuity among the students, according to pro-life groups in Cebu. Human life advocate Dr. Rene Bullecer said that the Department of Health’s (DOH) initiative to distribute condoms in schools to combat the…

PB okays P4.1M Medical Assistance Program of DOH

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

Health and social services, being the priority programs of the Cebu provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved the release of P4,100,000 for the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) of the Department of Health for seven hospitals in the…

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