Vidal’s health condition improves

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/31/2017

  CEBU CITY–Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal remains at a hospital in Manila after he suffered vomiting following his visit at a religious congregation in Tayabas, Quezon two weeks ago. Fr. Joseph de Aquino, Vidal’s secretary,…

Kepco SPC turns over support to Naga’s health center

PR 05/19/2017

WITH the completion and operation of the City of Naga’s one-stop health facility, the Vicente Mendiola Center for Health (VMCH), the city government has tapped five business establishments based in Naga, including Kepco SPC, to set aside…

A-Plus All Weather Color Run on June 4

Glendale G. Rosal 05/16/2017

A-Plus All Weather will hold a Color Run on June 4 starting at the Terraces of the Ayala Center Cebu. The running event was unveiled yesterday at the Quest Hotel. It is held in line with the…

Health care a privilege, not a right

05/06/2017

WASHINGTON—In 1944, president Franklin Roosevelt urged Congress to pass a “second bill of rights.” Number six on the list was “the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health.” Seventy-three years…

Prevent sickness through Lacto PAFI

05/02/2017

THESE days, some people are having a hard time maintaining an illness-free body. The extreme heat of the sun can cause heat stroke, sun burns, high blood pressure, back pain, skin rashes, mumps, headache, flu, cough, and…

Province to educate high school teachers about HIV

Intern 04/27/2017

THE Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) will conduct a training-of-trainer for teachers on the first week of May to educate the participants about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to PHO Information Officer Wilfredo Salgado Jr., they…

Window dressing for Asean is over

Nestor Ramirez 04/18/2017

Less than two weeks after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings here in Cebu, streets dwellers who were hauled by government men to keep them away from the eyes of foreign delegates are back on…

Saigon is one beautiful canvas

04/17/2017

HANOI, Vietnam —Shrouded by fumes and surrounded by spray cans, Vietnamese graffiti artist Kong conjures his latest masterpiece, a monkey clutching an aerosol, a color-splashed act of rebellion in a communist country where the youth are expected…

Health department official urges public to get vaccinated

Intern 04/11/2017

ALTHOUGH there are no planned activities for the upcoming celebration of World Immunization Week on April 24 to 30, the public is encouraged to get vaccinated to prevent the spread of diseases especially in the Visayas. Dr.…

Jonnette Alquizola: Her inspiring life

Apple Ta-as, Hayde Quiñanola 03/18/2017

SHE could be that classmate back in school who liked going out with her friends, is fond of children, and had a knack for teaching dance lessons. Then one fine ordinary school day, her life turned upside-down.…

2 foundations mark Oral Health Month

PR 03/08/2017

More than 300 Grade 1 pupils of Camp Lapu-Lapu Elementary School in Lahug, Cebu City were beneficiaries of the recent dental education and fluoride treatment drive of two foundations – Juanito I. King Foundation Inc. (Jikfi) and…

Ready for rehab’s second phase

Dominic D. Yasay 03/03/2017

1,000 Mandaue surrenderers set to take next step of Health Department’s free rehab program At least a thousand drug surrenderers from the 27 barangays in Mandaue City will undergo the second phase of the region’s health department’s…

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