Gibo Advocates “Rule of Law” in Case of 43 Arrested Health Workers
Posted by ejanelogro on Mar 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., presidential bet of Lakas Kampi CMD, supposes the government should be determined in managing the case of 43 community health worker detained by the Philippine Army last February 6 in Morong, Rizal. Hpwever, it is ardent that this insistence should be supported on the “rule of law” to certify equality to all the persons involved.
“The former defense secretary carries an unshakeable...
Andaya: Philhealth is far from bankruptcy
Posted by pinay on Aug 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
There have been reports that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) is on the brink of bankruptcy. However, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya denied these reports and assured its 79 million members that Philhealth is financially stable. Andaya even said that the net income of Philhealth doubled from P5 billion in 2001 to P10 billion in 2008. It also has a reserve fund of P63 billion.
“Philhealth is far from...
DOH Vigilant on MDRP Violators
Posted by pinay on Aug 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Department of Health (DOH) has recently ordered some pharmacies and private hospitals to explain their side and why they should not be sanctioned for defying the government price control on some essential medicines. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they are already investigating “few cases” because of the violations of Executive Order 821 which set the maximum drug retail price (MDRP) on the 21 medicines...
3 More Swine Flu Death
Posted by admin on Jul 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Department of Health just confirmed that there are 3 more casualties resulting from swine flu of the A(H1N1) virus. There is now a total of 6 deaths for the said disease in the Philippines.
The recent fatalities include a 49-year-old woman who had a heart disease; a 19-year-old man with asthma; and a 49-year-old man with emphysema.
Last monday, a Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong also died because of the disease after...
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