Include Cebu as rehab site

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/28/2016

WITH over 37,000 drug surrenderers recorded, the provincial government urged the Department of Health to include Cebu as a site for building a drug rehabilitation and treatment center. During the inauguration of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical…

Govt docs, staffers dedicated to quality health care for poor

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2016

HEALTH Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said the government’s doctors and medical staffers remain committed to providing quality health care to poor people despite the challenges in resources and controversies confronting them. “I know that a lot…

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…

4 killed, 12 injured as truck falls off cliff

Jhunnex Napallacan, Rene F. Alima 10/25/2016

What should have been just an ordinary market day for farmers in the town of Argao, 67 kilometers south of Cebu City, turned into a tragedy when a truck loaded with vegetables and fruits intended for Cebu…

VSMMC offers free emergency care

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 09/05/2016

The VSMMC issues Hospital Order that makes services from its Emergency Department free and ‘Charged to Bill’ The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) issued a directive that would make emergency services free and “charged to bill.”…

Man facing child abuse raps after he infected minor girlfriend with STD

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/26/2016

A 26-year-old man is facing child abuse charges before the Regional Trial Court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, who is a minor, and eventually infecting the child with a sexually transmitted disease. The Office…

Dengue at CICC prompts misting operations

Julit C. Jainar 08/17/2016

A CONFIRMED case of dengue at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), where thousands of Mandaue City fire victims have temporarily sought shelter, prompted the city’s Health Department to conduct another misting operation there to treat possible…

Eight provincial inmates dead due to illnesses

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/28/2016

EIGHT inmates in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) died this month due to cardiopulmonary illness. Another two deaths were recorded last month. CPDRC records showed that most inmates were having difficulty breathing before they…

Capitol workers need to be trained in disaster management

Carmel Loise Matus 07/22/2016

CAPITOL employees need to be properly trained not only in first aid but also in disaster management, so that they will know what to do in the aftermath of a disaster, even without the presence of first…

Carcar mall worker dies after bike rams multicab

Carmel Loise Matus 07/09/2016

AN employee of a mall in Carcar City died, while his companion suffered injuries after the motorcycle they were riding hit a multicab yesterday morning in San Fernando town, southern Cebu. SPO1 Francisco Salubre, desk officer of…

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)…

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