It’s the season of strokes, heart attacks so be careful says DOH

12/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday warned of the health risks the holiday cheer may bring to Filipinos like strokes and heart attacks. Herbosa added that the country remains burdened, not only by infectious…

Lola killed in Asturias road accident

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A senior citizen was killed in a vehicular accident that happened at 6:35 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Langub, Asturias, Cebu. The victim was identified as 77-year-old Gumora Villamor, a resident…

Jailed doc firm on his innocence in negligence case till the very end

Kathleen de Villa 11/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — As the medical community mourns the loss of one of the country’s top orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Benigno Agbayani Jr.’s sudden death last month was also deeply felt by his fellow inmates at Manila City…

PSA: Heart diseases continue to lead major causes of death in PH

04/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The number of deaths recorded from January to November 2022 dropped by 31.6 percent compared to the same period in 2021, with ischemic heart diseases continuing to lead the top causes of death in…

Gardo Versoza to undergo angioplasty after suffering from heart attack

Anne Pasajol 03/31/2023

Gardo Versoza, who suffered from heart attack last Tuesday, March 28, 2023, is currently confined at an intensive care unit (ICU) and will be undergoing angioplasty due to clogged arteries. Angioplasty is a procedure done to widen…

Azevedo, Crowley win Ironman 70.3 Davao, but death, accident mar race

Glendale G. Rosal 03/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Felipe Azevedo and Sarah Crowley ruled the Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao pro category that was marred with a participant’s death and an accident during the race on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the…

Chan endorses dead Councilor Yap’s daughter as replacement

Futch Anthony Inso 01/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Team Ahong-Team Libre of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will be endorsing the daughter of the late city councilor Nelson Yap, to assume his post. This was confirmed by Chan in…

For improved services: CCMC gets Level 2 accreditation from DOH

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) was granted a Level 2 accreditation by the Department of Health-Central Visayas Center for Health and Development (DOH-CVCHD) in recognition of its improved service capabilities. In a…

Son of hit-and-run victim says father was in good health

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The son of the hit-and-run victim in Carcar City dismissed the suspicion of the police that his father may have had a heart attack when he was hit by a still unidentified motorcycle…

Man found hanging from a building in Colon remains unidentified

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 05/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police and the city’s disaster risk reduction and management office personnel are still clueless as to the cause of death of the still-unidentified man seen hanging from a building in downtown Cebu…

Chan orders deployment of more health workers at Hoops Dome

Futch Anthony Inso 03/20/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has ordered the deployment of more healthcare workers at the Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, which serves as the alternate isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients in…

Maradona’s surgeon responds tearfully to investigation into star’s death

Agence France Presse 11/30/2020

Diego Maradona’s surgeon responded to the launch of an investigation for involuntary manslaughter by saying he did “everything he could, up to the impossible” for an “unmanageable” patient. Earlier in the day prosecutors in San Isidro, near…

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