Health

Momentum Demands Data On Heatwave Deaths After Power Cut Chaos

Momentum has filed a Freedom of Information request seeking official data on the impact of July’s extreme heat and widespread power outages on public health. The party is asking the Ministry for Health to disclose the number of…

Group welcomes expanded PhilHealth aid for children with disabilities

MANILA, Philippines — A child-focused nonprofit welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s pledge to double PhilHealth benefits for children with developmental disabilities, describing the move as a significant step toward improving access…

How 25-year-old model, Unijos graduate was killed over alleged phone theft

A 25-year-old University of Jos graduate, Ibrahim Mbaya, popularly known as “Ibee,” has been allegedly killed by students over alleged phone theft. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at an off-campus apartment…

Marcos visits upgraded quake-hit Davao de Oro hospital

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inspected the upgraded facilities of quake-damaged Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital–Montevista (DDOPH-Montevista). During the visit, Marcos also turned over P147.94 million…

He treated jaundice at home: Doctors found hepatitis B and a failing liver

MCAST Produced More Than 25,000 Graduates Since 2017

A total of 3,144 students graduated from MCAST in 2025, according to information tabled in parliament. Between 2017 and 2025, the college produced 25,092 graduates, with Business Management & Commerce recording the highest number at more…

Set up Enabling Units for students with disabilities: NMC to medical colleges

Internet personality ‘Mr Ho’ dies at 79, just a week after receiving jail term

A Hong Kong man known on the internet as “Mr Ho” has died, a week after receiving a two-month prison sentence for stabbing his wife. A source told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that Ho Huen, 79, had died in a public hospital a…

Over 2 months after her fall, this 93-year-old is still waiting to be assessed for home care

Montréal-Nord resident Rosanna Montesi fell on her balcony on May 12. A request for home care was sent before she was discharged from the hospital, but her son says they’re still waiting to hear back from the CLSC Montréal-Nord for an…

Congo-Kinshasa: Oxford Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial

[RFI] The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers race to develop a vaccine.

A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 28 - On a good day, there are only four cars available to ferry surveillance teams round the city of Bunia, the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak surging through the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Martin del Rosario appeals for blood donors for dad Robert’s heart surgery

Kapuso actor Martin del Rosario asked the public for help as his family needs 16 blood donors for his father, Robert del Rosario, who is set to undergo triple bypass surgery, a procedure where a bypass route for blood is created to go…