PHO to use Ovitraps in anti-dengue fight

USJ-R Intern 07/13/2018

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is planning to have about a million ovitraps manufactured as part of the Cebu provincial government’s anti-dengue campaign. Dr. Rene Catan, PHO head, he will have the needed ovitraps manufactured by pupils…

PHO gives HPV vaccines to Capitol employees

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/26/2018

THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has opted to distribute some of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to Capitol female employees instead of waiting for the 1,705 ampules of returned vaccines to expire. Child Care Nurse Coordinator Maria…

PHO to use ovitraps against dengue

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/15/2017

KILL dengue-carrying mosquitoes by building their breeding sites. Provincial Health Office (PHO) head Dr. Rene Catan, said his office is planning to maximize the use of ovitraps to control mosquito population in the province and stop the…

PHO to tap DepEd in health surveillance of Dengvaxia recipients

Inquirer.net, Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/05/2017

  The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) has invited the Department of Education-Cebu Province (DepEd-Cebu) to assist them in implementing a public health surveillance on the effects of the Dengvaxia vaccine which was given to children. This…

PHO to monitor recipients of dengue vaccine

Morexette B. Erram 12/05/2017

  The Provincial Health Office said it will monitor over 150,000 children who received the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. PHO chief Dr. Rene Catan said they are now setting up protocols to guide them on how to implement…

PHO to aid Balamban nurse in assault case

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2017

The nurse who got assaulted by a female patient and her husband at the Cebu Provincial Hospital-Balamban branch last November 14 will file a complaint against them, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said yesterday. This came as…

A food trip to the East

PR 02/27/2017

AS we make way for sunnier days, it’s common to want to pack your bags and explore somewhere scenic. From the iconic cherry blossoms in Japan, to the Lantern Festival in Taiwan, to the Huong Pagoda Festival…

Hospitals ordered to keep staffs for emergencies

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/19/2016

AS more people head to the provinces for the holidays, the Cebu Provincial Health Office called on district hospitals to ensure that there are doctors and staff on duty for any emergency. Dr. Rene Catan of the…

Dengue cases down in November, says PHO

12/14/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported a decline in dengue cases in a span of one month from October to November this year. Records from the PHO showed that there were 785 dengue cases in November…

Fight against dengue: Provincial Health Office to hold Cebu-wide cleanup drive

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Following the declaration of state of calamity due to dengue outbreak last month, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) will conduct a province-wide simultaneous clean-up drive on Thursday. PHO head Dr. Rene Catan said the activity will be…

Hospital upgrades prioritized in Capitol’s 2017 budget

Nestle L. Semilla 11/02/2016

Cebu’s countryside residents will no longer have to travel to Cebu City for their hospitalization needs if plans to upgrade the hospitals in the cities of Danao and Carcar push through next year. Almost 25 percent of…

Will Gov. Davide be a Pontius Pilate?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 10/27/2016

For evil to triumph it is enough for good men to do nothing,” says Edmund Burke. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will either confirm or negate what his critics have always thought of him to be: spineless…

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