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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers went on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go advocated for increased funding and proper implementation of mental health programs within the Department of Health (DOH) budget during a Committee on Finance hearing on Thursday, September 28.
SEN. Christopher «Bong» Go has pressed for a bigger budget for government health care programs, such as those addressing cancer, tuberculosis and mental health disorders.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday reappointed Teodoro Herbosa as health secretary, while naming former Armed Forces chief Andres Centino as presidential assistant for maritime concerns.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Teodoro «Ted» Herbosa as secretary of the Department of Health (DH) after the Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed his designation as a member of the Cabinet.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 28) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it needs ₱66.2 billion to pay the health emergency allowance of medical workers.
MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of healthcare workers in private hospitals has filed a complaint with the Anti-Red Tape Authority against several Department of Health regional officials for their failure to respond to queries about the status of their COVID-19 benefits.
MANILA, Philippines — A group of health workers is calling for the restoration of the P10-billion cut in the Department of Health (DOH)’s budget as well as the P1.7-billion cut in specialty hospitals and P2-billion budget cut for the Philippine General Hospital for next year.