Capitol sends more medicines, equipment to hospitals

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Capitol has provided additional medicines and equipment to aid hospitals in the province as the surge of COVID-19 cases continues. Data from the Provincial Health Office showed that the four provincial and…

Hospital occupancy on the rise but officials say ‘outbreak still manageable’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least six ambulances were parked in front of a private hospital in uptown Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, July 27, 2021.  One of them had a patient who was relying on an oxygen tank.…

21 towns in Cebu province have zero active COVID cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 21 towns in Cebu province have reported zero active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Recent data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed that as of November 8, 2020,…

Pinoy nurse, Chinese female among 4 PUIs in Bohol

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four patients are now under investigation (PUIs) for suspected 2019 novel coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in Bohol province. In a situation report of the Bohol Provincial Health Office, nCoV Spokesperson Dr.…

Animal-human health monitoring approach in Cebu to battle nCoV pushed

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) being ‘zoonotic’ in origin or a disease that is transmissible in nature from vertebrate animals to humans, Cebu province may consider a joint approach between the…

CODI awaits Camotes doctor blamed for baby’s death 

Rosalie Abatayo 01/07/2020

CAMOTES ISLAND, Cebu — A full scale investigation will be launched by the Capitol’s Committee of Discipline and Investigation (CODI) on the alleged negligence of a doctor assigned at the Camotes District Hospital which resulted in the…

Provincial Health Office calls on barangays to activate dengue brigades

Rosalie Abatayo 07/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is urging barangays to activate their dengue brigades to prevent the spreading of the disease in Cebu. Dr. Shiela Faciol, head of the PHO’s Public Health Operations, said the villages…

PYC to focus on mental health, HIV awareness

Gerard Vincent Francisco 10/19/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Youth Commission (PYC) is set to spearhead information caravans on mental health and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) awareness in different barangays of the province. James Canoy, who serves as the president of PYC…

No lepto outbreak in Cebu, says Provincial Health Office

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/08/2018

Despite the outbreak of leptospirosis in Metro Manila, Provincial Health Office (PHO) assured the public that there is no epidemic in Cebu province. Provincial Epidemiological Surveillance Officer Cyril Kay Pangatungan of PHO said they only recorded one…

Fewer dengue deaths, cases in province in Jan.

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/31/2017

  THERE were fewer deaths caused by dengue and fewer dengue cases in the province last month compared to the same period last year. Nurse Cyril Kay Pangantungan of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said there were…

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…

CPDRC needs physician for infirmary

Nestle L. Semilla 11/10/2016

The newly designated assistant jail warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) said the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is now looking for a physician to man the infirmary inside the facility. Dr. Gil Macato,…

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