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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) paid a total of P137.6 billion in benefit claims to more than 12,000 accredited health care facilities nationwide this year.
This bill, which we are presenting seeks to create a comprehensive framework for the planning, development, and promotion of moringa, a plant often referred to as the "miracle tree" for its exceptional nutritional and medicinal properties.
IGA Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. While Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man, was fully cleared, Swiatek, who slid from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension that was announced Thursday (Friday in Manila).
ILOILO CITY - Senator Pia S. Cayetano visited the West Visayas State University (WVSU) yesterday, November 27, to see first-hand the ongoing construction of two buildings for its College of Medicine, a project she supported through her initiatives as Senior Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance. One of the buildings will house the state-of-the-art skills and simulation laboratory, while the other building will provide additional learning spaces as more students are encouraged to take up a medical degree, following the passage of the Doktor Para Sa Bayan Act. University President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz and Dr. Victor A. Amantillo Jr., Dean of the College of Medicine, toured the Senator around the said facilities.
Senator Win Gatchalian urged drugstores and retailers to ensure that medicines exempted from value-added tax (VAT) are readily available to improve the affordability of medicines for the benefit of consumers.
MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added 16 more drugs to the list of essential medicines that are exempted from value-added tax (VAT) as mandated by law.
During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Health yesterday, Sen. Idol Raffy Tulfo berated Department of Health (DOH) Usec. Achilles Bravo for the agency's negligence and lack of concern for Filipinos, especially youth, who die from venomous snakebites and rabies from dogs.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Health officials are closely observing a woman, confined in the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City, showing symptoms of mpox.