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THE Government Agencies’ Association of Negros Oriental (Gaano), in partnership with private organization Live Again, will spearhead a bloodletting and anti-dengue awareness campaign dubbed “Dugo Ko, Gasa Ko Fun Run” on October 16 at the Freedom Park…
Since two years ago I’ve been having my hemodialysis at an uptown hospital. I remember lamenting in my column how many patients discontinued their hemodialysis sessions after the 45 free sessions under their PhilHealth ran out. Fortunately…
A former call center agent accused of abducting an infant in one of the hospitals in Cebu City has been ordered released from detention after her case was provisionally dismissed. Melissa Londres, 26, was facing kidnapping raps…
LIVING up to its commitment to provide free medical care to indigent patients, the Cebu Provincial government has enrolled at least 23,776 individuals to PhilHealth program in 2015. Of the total number of recipients, 3,844 are indigents…
Some business leaders in Cebu are open to the move to end labor contractualization, a scheme that hires temporary workers for less than six months without benefits. Donato Busa, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and…
“SIN” taxes should be used to subsidize an expanded government health care program. Senatorial aspirant Riza Hontiveros said PhilHealth benefits should be expanded and the cost should be subsidized through an efficient utilization of taxes from cigarettes…
Despite having lesser admissions in 2015, the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) reported an increase in revenues last year as compared to 2014. In a press briefing at City Hall yesterday, CCMC officials attributed the rise in…
SOME employees of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) complained about the alleged unfair distribution of benefits in the hospital. In a letter sent to the City Council, some CCMC employees consisting of both medical and nonmedical…
LIBERAL Party senatorial candidate and former PhilHealth director Risa Hontiveros is lobbying for a four-point universal health care agenda, such as better doctors, cheaper medicine, empowerment of health workers, and proper health education during a forum last…
Ruffa Sorongon clinched her ninth win this year, topping the A-Plus All Weather Paint Fun Run 2 yesterday at the Ayala Center Cebu’s The Terraces. The 23-year-old Sorongon of Sultan Kuradat completed the 21-kilometer race in one…
Who’s doing a good job in frontline public service? The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) offices topped last year’s anti-red tape survey. Four service offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) failed. The LTO offices, however, have…
THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a P30-million supplemental budget for the payment of two years worth of health insurance premiums. This is the second supplemental budget approved by the PB this year. Barely a month…
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