Philhealth to hike members’ premium starting January 2020

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath) will increase the premium that they are collecting from their members starting January this year. Dina Cinchez, Public Information Officer of PhilHealth in Cebu City, said that…

DOH to launch Universal Health Care implementation in Cebu on January 9

Rosalie Abatayo 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will officially launch the pilot implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law in Cebu next Thursday, January 9, 2020. Dr. Sheila Faciol, Public Health Operations Division chief…

Why haze is dangerous

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With the haze from Indonesia’s forest fire continuing to blanket Metro Cebu, the Cebu City Health Department is reminding the public to take precautionary measures to avoid getting affected. Doctor Daisy Villa, the head of…

DOH debunks blood donor myths as it marks World Blood Donor Day

Futch Anthony Inso 06/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Artche Camingao, 28, a native of Cagayan de Oro, had already experienced donating blood in 2014. His assistance was asked, after her aunt, who was suffering from breast cancer, needed at least two…

City Health to send team to assess health issues caused by Binaliw landfill

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health will send a medical team to Barangay Binaliw today, Friday, June 7, to assess the reported respiratory illnesses there because of the landfill in the area. Dr. Alma Corpin,…

Cebu City DVMF to private slaughterhouses: Comply with standards

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) reminded the owners of private slaughterhouses to comply with the health and environmental standards for their establishments. The DVMF along with the National…

Bonding and cooking ingredients make wellness advocate’s cookbook special

Michelle Joy Padayhag 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is more than cooking and more about building a healthier relationship. This was how Eleanor Rivera, Cebuana health and wellness advocate, described her newest cookbook titled “Divine Sweets & Treats,” which was…

FDA issues public health warning against the Original Porcelana® Astringent Improved Formula

INQUIRER.net Brandroom 05/17/2019

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of the Original Porcelana® Astringent Improved Formula which has been marked as a potential health hazard to consumers. In FDA Advisory No. 2019-119,…

Watsons holds ‘World of Wellness’ at SM City

Marc Cosep 05/05/2019

Watsons, the leading health and beauty retailer in Asia, holds its 2nd health symposium dubbed ‘World of Wellness’ at the SM City Trade Hall in Cebu City, today, May 4. The symposium is just one of Watsons’…

Health research, innovation confab to encourage medical research

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Central Visayas Consortium for Health Research and Development (CVCHRD) is set to hold a two-day health research and innovative conference next month. Medical research will take the center stage at the 2019 Central Visayas…

Brgy Cabatbatan, San Fernando to get new health center

PR 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The hinterland barangay of Cabatbatan in San Fernando town will soon have its own health center. Stakeholders including officials of the Solid Earth Development Corp. (SEDC) and barangay officials broke ground recently to…

DepEd studying DOH’s ‘No measles vaccination, no school enrollment’ proposal

Futch Anthony Inso 03/01/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is still studying the proposal from the Department of Health (DOH) to require to students to get vaccinated against measles, before accepting them to enroll. “Kinahanglan pa silang…

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