EastWest kicks off Visayas leg of FILVAX program
Following the successful Luzon legs of its FILVAX nationwide vaccination program in Muntinlupa City and Clark, Pampanga, EastWest will officially kick off the Visayas leg in Cebu City and other provinces starting August 27, 28 and 30. The FILVAX program will launch at the ARC Hospital in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, with other vaccination sites set to be launched …
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EastWest continues nationwide vaccination program with Central Luzon leg
After the successful opening of the initial leg of the FilVax nationwide vaccination program at the Festival Mall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, EastWest continues its drive to get all of its employees and third-party hires protected from COVID-19 with the Central Luzon leg of the program in Clark, Pampanga. The second leg will be on August 13 and 14 at the C…
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Shopee and Taguig LGU Provide Care Packages to Support Vaccination Efforts
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, teams up with the local government unit (LGU) of Taguig City to provide care packages that can encourage more people to get vaccinated and to express gratitude towards frontliners diligently working at the center. Last July 28-30, Shopee rolled out its vaccination center support initiativ…
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Araneta Group vaccinates 100% of employees, personnel vs COVID-19
The Araneta Group continues to ensure the safety of its staff and customers as it vaccinates all of its 3,000 office-based employees and frontline personnel. The free inoculation for Araneta Group employees and personnel was administered in batches since May 2021 through the arrangements of J. Amado Araneta Foundation (JAAF). "We are very pleased wit…
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Shopee Rolled Out its Vaccination Center Support Initiative with Makati City to Provide Filipinos a Comfortable Vaccination Experience
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, rolls out the Vaccination Center Support initiative starting with Makati City, and will also roll it out in other cities in Metro Manila. This initiative is part of Shopee Bayanihan that aims to encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated and provide them with a more comfortable vaccination exp…
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B. Braun Cares Program paves the way to help indigent hemodialysis treatment
Living with dialysis can be a huge burden to many people – more so when financial struggles mean regular treatment isn’t possible. The health of indigent dialysis patients is threatened with each treatment missed. Not knowing how and where to seek financial assistance makes their circumstances doubly challenging. With B. Braun Cares program, the objectiv…
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Moving the needle: Havas Life tackles COVID vaccine issues
As the Philippines ramps up its vaccination program against COVID 19, the country continues to face several key issues ranging from vaccine hesitancy to the emergence of new COVID variants. In an effort to help move from vaccine hesitancy to vaccine confidence and encourage private companies to take part in advocating vaccination among Filipinos, Havas Life…
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BPI-Philam encourages protection for OFWs against the global rise of COVID-19 variants
Bancassurance leader BPI-Philam urges Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to protect their hard-earned savings from unexpected expenses amid the pandemic. With the still rising number infections of COVID-19 variants worldwide, it has become even more urgent to have life insurance protection that would safeguard OFWs and their families. As COVID-19 variants cont…
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Araneta City, JAAF open New Frontier Theater as additional COVID vaccination site
The New Frontier Theater in Araneta City will serve as a new COVID-19 vaccination site for Quezon City residents from June 21 to 23, 2021. The Araneta Group, through the arrangements of J. Amado Araneta Foundation (JAAF), has extended more help to the city government's inoculation program by offering for free the historic theater as an additional vaccin…
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Araneta Group, JAAF reopens Smart Araneta Coliseum for mega COVID vaccination
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccination in Quezon City continues at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The local government will resume with its distribution of first vaccine dosage at the Big Dome from June 16 to 20. This will now be open to residents up to priority group A4 (frontliners in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel) who are registered via EZ…
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PLDT Enterprise supports Project Balik Buhay for vaccine rollout in Visayas
PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the largest integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines PLDT, has teamed up with Project Balik Buhay (PBB) of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) to help fast-track the rollout of COVID vaccination programs in the Visayas, particularly in Cebu. Together with the Department of Health – Region 7 (D…
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McDonald’s Philippines joins Ingat Angat Bakuna Lahat to boost vaccine confidence among Filipinos
McDonald’s President and CEO Kenneth S. Yang showed support to the Task Force T3 as he shared the importance of boosting vaccine confidence among Filipinos as a way to encourage more to get vaccinated to help keep themselves and others safe. With the arrival of more doses of vaccine into the country and with the need to encourage more people to get inocul…
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Allianz PNB Life expands coverage for COVID-19 vaccines
Over a million vaccines have been administered to Filipinos to fight COVID-19 since the start of the Philippines’ mass vaccination program in March. However, slow rollout and low vaccination rates in the country prove that the population still has a long way to go before it can achieve herd immunity to end the pandemic. To date, the vaccines available and…
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LGU vaccination drives held at SM City Masinag and SM City San Mateo
The charm of malls as an accessible venue to all has helped in the quick roll-out of vaccination by the local governments of San Mateo and Antipolo City to its residents. This week, SM City San Mateo and SM City Masinag partner with the local authorities in providing its spacious facilities as vaccination centers. Priority groups A1, medical frontliners,…
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Dialysis center maintains country’s first and only ISO certification
B. Braun Avitum has been recertified with ISO 9001:2015 for quality management system (QMS), the global benchmark for organizations in continuous improvement, consistent provision of products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. Leading renal healthcare provider B. Braun Avitum has been certified ISO 9001:2015 after a thorough audi…
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BPI-Philam warns against top deadly diseases in PH
Amid the continued fight against COVID-19, bancassurance leader BPI-Philam urges the public to be wary of other diseases that cause the most deaths in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the top causes of death in the country in 2020 were ischemic heart diseases (99,680 registered deaths), neoplasms or cancers (62,289), and c…
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MakatiMed Performs Safe Surgeries
Patients can undergo elective minor to major operations without worry with the hospital’s strict safety protocols Undergoing surgery is quite challenging during these times, but while other procedures may be rescheduled to a later date, this may not be an option for urgent cases. Top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) assures pat…
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MakatiMed opens Wellness Center for convenient holistic wellness
Located at Ayala North Exchange, the center gives patients an ‘off-hospital’ site option for medical consultations and healthcare services Top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center recently opened its MakatiMed Wellness Center at the 7th floor of Ayala North Exchange Tower 1, 6796 Ayala Ave. cor. Salcedo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City. De…
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Most Common Adolescent Cancers and their Symptoms
In the Philippines, 75% of all cancers manifest in patients over 50 years old. We’re not used to hearing it, but some kinds of cancer are actually more likely to be diagnosed in young people—even teenagers. As always, early detection is key, and it’s never too early to start looking for symptoms. But which specific signs should teens and their parents be pa…
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What to Expect at MakatiMed
A number are still apprehensive about going to the hospital. After all, the world is still facing the COVID-19 health crisis. This fear, though, shouldn't keep you and your loved ones from seeking medical care when it’s highly needed and when faced with medical emergencies. Saturnino P. Javier , MD, Medical Director of Makati Medical Center (MakatiMe…
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