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Nature Risk Is Rising But An Underwater Museum Might Just Be Our Saving Grace

In mid-April of 2023, Dr. Joven Cuanang and the representative of Ilocos Norte's Second Congressional District Angelo Marcos Barba embarked on a monumental project...

3 critical questions on UHC access

Leave no one behind, make universal health coverage a reality, according to World Health Organization Regional Director for Southeast Asia Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh....

Where are we with the Universal Health Care Act?

According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Care (UHC) or Universal Health Coverage means that everyone has access to the health services they...

In vaccines we trust

Three million children’s lives saved each year. This is the greatest impact of vaccines in our world today. Vaccines now account for 95% of global...

‘Cell phone use does not cause cancer’

Stories crop up on social media from time to time claiming that cell phone radiation causes cancer. As always, experts have been saying that “no...

Do not delay screening for breast cancer

Photos by Bernard Testa When the entire island of Luzon was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) back in mid-March, a number of women failed...

SBMA offers Subic gym for isolation of SBITC workers

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT— The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has offered its community isolation facility at the Subic gymnasium for the care and isolation...

Hi-Precision Diagnostics partners with LGUs as accredited COVID-19 Testing Lab

Hi-Precision Diagnostics (HPD), the country’s leading medical laboratory, has received its COVID Testing Lab accreditation to perform the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, which is the gold standard in COVID-19 confirmatory testing. With this accreditation, HPD intensifies its mission to serve with compassion and provide quality healthcare for the Filipino people.

The Bellevue Resort Bohol—the new normal

In preparation for the gradual opening of the hotel, The Bellevue Resort-Bohol has continuously strengthened its precautionary measures to ensure a safe and healthy environment for its guests and employees.

Heads, tails, tar and feathers

The mess that is the Dengvaxia issue as it stands now does nothing for the public good. Over the last week, the public saw...