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(Eagle News) – Hospitals in the areas supplied by Manila Water Company will be prioritized and be rationed with water through tankers that will go to their areas, according to a top official of the water concessionaire. Manila Water chief operating officer Geodino Carpio made the assurance after he was personally visited by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday, March 12. “Just this morning, I was so happy that Secretary Duque actually went to […]
by Hector Velasco / Rodrigo Almonacid Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s new President Ivan Duque took office Tuesday, with no shortage of tough issues to tackle, from heightened tensions with neighboring Venezuela to the lingering difficulties of peace-building with the nation’s rebel groups. The right-wing Duque, who is just 42 years old, succeeds Juan Manuel Santos — and could work to undo the deal his predecessor reached with leftist FARC guerrillas to […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against leptospirosis after it noted rising cases nationwide following weeks of heavy rains and floods in low-lying areas in Metro Manila and other parts of the country. According to DOH, from January 1 to June 9 this year, this bacterial infection spread through the urine of infected animals, especially rats, had already claimed 99 lives. A total of 1,030 cases were also reported […]
(Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the alleged irregularities uncovered in the P8.1 billion two-phase Barangay Health Station (BHS) project. Through the BHS Project, the DOH supposedly planned to establish 5,700 PhilHealth-accredited Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in public schools in 2015 and 2016 “to ensure access of every barangay to primary care.” Duque said he had requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III today (Wednesday) February 7, hurdling opposition from former critics. Not one member of the powerful CA objected to Duque’s confirmation. Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan endorsed Duque’s confirmation before the plenary on Wednesday, assuring everyone that Duque has the capability and integrity to protect and ensure public health, especially with the current extreme concern caused by the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Before […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A long-awaited Philippine family planning law to provide free hormonal contraceptives is finally going ahead, health officials said Thursday, ending a two-year impasse in which the Supreme Court demanded proof that they did not cause abortions. The announcement marked a victory over the influential Catholic church which counts most of the Philippine population as followers and opposes all forms of artificial contraception. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said 51 types of […]
