Albayalde on Marcos’ arrest: We have to take into consideration her age

Inquirer.net 11/12/2018

Police will consider the age and health of former first lady Imelda Marcos, who was recently convicted on seven counts of graft and ordered arrested by the Sadiganbayan, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde…

MCWD: Water service interruption to continue until 5 p.m.

Doris C. Bongcac 11/01/2018

  Water consumers in the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu and Consolacion town will have to wait until 5 p.m. today before they will again have water flowing from their faucets. Residents in these areas have been…

Tumulak: People with health problems should avoid cemeteries today

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/01/2018

  Cemeteries in Cebu City are generally safe and peaceful. Aside from two individuals who fainted in the public cemeteries of Barangay Luz and Carreta, no untoward incidents were reported as of 11: 15 a.m. on Thursday…

City health drive goes door-to-door

Futch Anthony Inso 10/22/2018

MEASLES VACCINATION The Cebu City Health Department will conduct a door-to-door campaign in the city to ensure that the free measles vaccination program can be availed by a large number of Cebu City residents. “We will be…

Health department to conduct door-to-door campaign to promote immunization

Futch Anthony Inso 10/22/2018

The Cebu City Health Department will be conducting a door-to-door campaign to encourage Cebuanos to have their children immunized. Dr. Michelle Linsalata, program coordinator of the Cebu City Health Department, hoped that parents will voluntarily submit their…

Health care gets biggest chunk of Capitol’s 2019 budget

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/16/2018

HEALTH care services will get the lion’s share of the proposed 2019 overall budget for Cebu province. On Monday, Gov. Hilario Davide III has endorsed an overall budget of P4.69 billion for the province’s projects, services and…

Pot legalization poses health, safety challenges

AFP 10/15/2018

CANADA will end its pot prohibition Wednesday with the goals of curbing the black market and use by youth, amid concerns around the public health and safety merits of legalization. Public health officials contend that smoking cannabis…

Milking It: Addressing stunted growth and underweight problems among kids

Rob Gonzales 10/07/2018

FIRST, the hard facts. One out of every three children in the Philippines aged 5 to 10 years old is suffering from stunted growth. On top of this, one out of every three children aged 5 to…

Duque says no need to be alarmed by Duterte’s health

Inquirer.net 10/06/2018

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III advised the public yesterday not to be alarmed by the detection of a “growth” in the digestive tract of President Rodrigo Duterte. The President’s endoscopy showed what appeared to be “growth” in…

Health issues add woes to Naga slide survivors

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/24/2018

Aside from the pain of having lost their homes and loved ones, landslide survivors massed in various evacuation centers in Naga City, south Cebu, also need to deal with various health problems. Diarrhea, cough, colds and fever…

K-pop fan convention faces up to mental health, truth of idol life

AP 08/15/2018

INSIDE the Los Angeles Convention Center last weekend (Aug. 10-12), KCON, a yearly celebration of South Korean pop culture, saw 94,000 K-pop fans mob their favorite artists in meet-and-greets, dance like crazy in choreography workshops and bond…

Dengvaxia case a ‘public health disaster’

07/14/2018

The death of a 10-year-old girl who received a Dengvaxia vaccine in Lapu-Lapu City is one of many that underscored the Dengvaxia debacle of the Department of Health (DOH). Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rene Catan said the…

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