Day: July 9, 2025

Bacolod: The Department of Health (DOH) is bringing essential health services closer to Negrenses with the opening of the first mall-based wellness clinic in the Visayas at SM City Bacolod Tuesday afternoon. The healthcare facility, which occupies a 52-square meter space within the Government Service Express Center at the third floor of the mall’s north wing, offers for free comprehensive services such as general and obstetrics and gynecology consultations, preventive and wellness promotion activities, and teleconsulting. Aside from a consultation room, it also has a mental health area and a kids’ corner. According to Philippines News Agency, DOH-Negros Island Region

Manila: Families affected by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoon Bising (international name Danas) have now totaled 31,106 in three regions, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. In a report, the agency noted that these affected families, equivalent to 97,274 persons, are residing in 60 barangays spanning Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 3 (Central Luzon), and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). According to Philippines News Agency, as of Wednesday morning, only three families or 15 persons are seeking shelter inside two evacuation centers, while 1,022 families or 3,026 individuals are being assisted

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the ceremonial turnover of 387 patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to local government units (LGUs) across Luzon, marking the largest single-day distribution of medical vehicles by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to date. Speaking at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila before local chief executives from Luzon, Marcos reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to universal healthcare access by ensuring that every city and municipality in the country receives at least one medical transport vehicle by the end of 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, the allocation of the 387 PTVs by region was