VSMMC workers cry foul over fund share

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/04/2016

An anonymous letter-complaint was filed at the Office of the Ombudsman last June 30, urging for an immediate investigation on the alleged illegal and abusive conduct as well as abuse of authority allegedly committed by members of…

Garin leads groundbreaking for new cancer center in Cebu

Carmel Loise Matus 06/30/2016

HEALTH Secretary Jeanette Garin was in Cebu recently to lead the groundbreaking of the first government-run cancer center in Central Visayas. Garin flew to Cebu on Tuesday afternoon, days before her term as Department of Health (DOH)…

Health sec leads groundbreaking for cancer center

Carmel Loise Matus 06/28/2016

Health Secretary Janette Garin led the groundbreaking of the first government-run cancer center in Central Visayas. Garin flew to Cebu on Tuesday afternoon, days before her tenure ends on June 30. The new cancer center will be…

Police want autopsy on couple’s son

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/16/2016

The Cebu City Police Office is asking the couple who filed a complaint against the doctors and staff of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) to allow them to conduct an autopsy on their son who died…

Official warns hospitals: Cooperate or face charges

Apple Ta-as 05/20/2016

Hospitals that deny police officers entry could face charges of obstruction of justice, a police official warned yesterday. Chief Supt. Patrocinio Comendador, regional director of the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO-7), said he planned to meet…

Cops looking for hit-and-run Driver

Apple Ta-as 03/13/2016

Police are trying to identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident where a teenager died at the South Road Properties (SRP) yesterday afternoon. Joannie Sarona, base control operator of the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO), said…

Woman stabs own daughter during Mass

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/06/2016

YESTERDAY’S 4 a.m. Mass at the National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City turned bizarre after a young mother suddenly screamed and attacked her five-year-old daughter without provocation. Churchgoers who sat at the front row were…

Woman attacks daughter during Mass

Norman V. Mendoza 03/06/2016

A WOMAN who attended Mass with her five-year-old daughter had to be restrained by Church security after she suddenly attacked her child. Merlyn Abao heard Mass officiated by Fr. Benjamin Cortes at the National Shrine of St.…

Aunt decries on Facebook death of 2-month old nephew in VSMMC

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/27/2016

A PHOTO of a two-month-old baby with a swollen body, who later died inside a government-run hospital in Cebu City, became viral on Facebook after a woman, who claimed to be his aunt, posted it online and…

Girl from Lapu gets new lease on life after open-heart surgery

Carmel Loise Matus 02/13/2016

A 22-year-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease in 2012 and told by her doctors that her life expectancy was greatly diminished. Nehemiah Jean Abaquita’s doctors advised her to undergo an operation in…

More lights to deter accidents on Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Jhunnex Napallacan, Nestle Semilla 02/11/2016

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cebu  has put more lights and warning signs along its road maintenance project site at the foot of the Lapu-Lapu City side of the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in…

Better CCMC Philhealth sharing policy

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/02/2016

The management of the Cebu City Medical Center explained that their PhilHealth sharing policy is actually better compared to their previous practices. CCMC hospital administrator Rey Cris Panugaling explained that the new scheme paved the way for…

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