
DA, DTI address rice emergency
On Tuesday, 4 February 2025, Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretaries Arnel De Mesa and Genevieve Guevarra, together with National Food Authority…
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On Tuesday, 4 February 2025, Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretaries Arnel De Mesa and Genevieve Guevarra, together with National Food Authority…
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The Senate on Monday approved on the third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2928, which seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Philippine General Hospital…
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A medical jet carrying six Mexican nationals crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday, marking yet another aviation disaster in the United…
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‘The Philippines is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia but is at high risk for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, rising sea levels…
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan for the Philippines to support the implementation of disaster resilience and health emergency…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Wednesday plans to distribute National Food Authority (NFA) rice as part of the government’s food security…
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A lawmaker on Thursday proposed penalties of up to P500,000 and jail terms of up to six years for officials of hospitals and clinics that detain patients and…
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He underscored its critical role as the largest modern government tertiary hospital in the Philippines
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, pushed for an increase in bed capacity at the Philippine General…
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‘Our services are focused solely on providing medical attention that can be accessed through telemedicine and on-site consultations’
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The National Security Council backs the move to declare a food security emergency for rice to lower food staple prices in Philippine markets.
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The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) reiterated on Monday its warning about a Facebook page using its name to promote an unregistered liver disease medicine.
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A lawmaker on Monday warned that the government’s plan to declare a food security emergency to address high rice prices would only serve as a temporary…
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The first basis, lack of supply, does not exist because we have a lot of supply. So the only reason (for the declaration) is the extraordinary increase in…
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A senior lawmaker is pushing for an investigation of P59.6 billion worth of hospital reimbursement claims that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. favors declaring a national food security emergency to help reduce the price of rice, which remains high despite…
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Laurel stressed that it is important for the government to buy rice from the farmers at the right price and to rotate NFA stocks
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Patients under the OECB package can now claim coverage for emergency services without requiring hospital admission
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