News Philippines Health: Health secretary faces graft, plunder charges
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is facing graft and plunder charges in the Office of the Ombudsman over a lease agreement between a company owned by his family and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
News Philippines Health: Survey: Rudeness, respect may affect your health
“the most important predictor of health and wellness,” said University of the Philippines professor Fernando Paragas, the study’s lead researcher. “If that gets eroded, then our overall ...
News Philippines Health: Outrage as Philippines' Duterte says 'cured' himself of being gay
The World Health Organization and American Psychiatric Association consider homosexuality as a sexual orientation and not a disorder. The Philippines has a reputation for openness toward homosexuality ...
News Philippines Health: Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines
With a smile, 39-year-old Maricel Bedla eagerly waits to learn about, and gain access to, family planning services at a health centre in San Roque, a village within Antipolo City in the Philippine ...
News Philippines Health: UN experts seek probe into ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — United Nations human rights experts called ... José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez (working group on arbitrary detention), Dainius P?ras (right to health), Victoria Tauli-Corpuz ...
News Philippines Health: Rights Experts Urge U.N. Inquiry Into ‘Staggering’ Killings in Philippines
“The situation in the Philippines remains dire ... as well as people’s right to food and health. “Sadly those cases are just the tip of the iceberg, with many more cases being reported regularly,” the ...
