MAO BA?

Editorial 02/22/2017

RUDE SECRETARY THE secretary of a southern Cebu mayor acted quite rude towards a reporter who asked for an interview with her boss. While telling the reporter to wait, the secretary didn’t bother putting the call on…

SWU PHINMA inaugurates Sacred Heart Hospital

02/06/2017

A drizzly morning on January 9 bore witness to the relaunch and inauguration of the Sacred Heart Hospital. In attendance were some students and the administrative staff of Southwestern University, with which the hospital is partnered, the…

Tomas confirms cutting down on ambulance workers in villages

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/04/2017

THE termination of job-order workers of Cebu City Hall’s emergency medical services (EMS) unit won’t affect emergency response operations in Cebu City, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. “It’s possible that one barangay will not have an ambulance…

Davide to deploy medical team

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/09/2017

THE Cebu provincial government will deploy a team of medical and health personnel to help the Cebu City government manage the Sinulog Grand Parade festivities. Gov. Hilario Davide III said that the team would be situated at…

Man takes hostage patients in Lapu hospital

Norman V. Mendoza 12/16/2016

SEVERAL patients and their watchers and some medical personnel of a private hospital in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, were taken hostage by a man who was under the influence of drugs past 9 a.m. yesterday morning. The…

Man high on drugs holds hostage 50 people in Lapu-Lapu hospital

Norman V. Mendoza 12/16/2016

At least 50 individuals including patients, guardians and some medical personnel of a private hospital in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City were taken hostage by a man who was believed to be high on drugs past 9 a.m.…

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…

‘GIVE ME FIVE!’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/14/2016

Cebu City Police Chief Joel Doria wants all 11 stations to arrest 5 drug suspects daily The growing number of drug suspects arrested every day in Cebu City has filled all of the city’s 11 police station…

Stroke—how to prevent it

Alex Pacquiao 10/30/2016

STROKE is a sudden severe illness that attacks the brain. There are two basic types. Ischemic strokes, which account for about 80 percent of total strokes, happen when blood flow to a part of the brain is…

Rebuilding the CCMC is a necessity

Editorial 09/21/2016

At a time when Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has shown little to no concern over the fate of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) came recent news about the resumption of the reconstruction work on the…

Hontiveros: Illegal drugs is a medical concern

Dominic D. Yasay 09/10/2016

IN attacking the problem on illegal drugs that has long been plaguing the country, it is important to view the problem as a medical concern rather than just a law enforcement issue. Senator Risa Hontiveros, head of…

DOT pushes for Cebu’s health and wellness tourism

Dominic D. Yasay 08/26/2016

An executive of the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) said they are pushing forward with efforts to put Cebu in the global map as a top health and wellness destination. In an interview on Friday, DOT-7 supervising…

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