The Samar Provincial Hospital in Catbalogan City inaugurated a new dialysis center on Monday, offering a full range of free, hospital-based services for patients with kidney disease, officials announced. Read more »
The Iloilo provincial government formally introduced the Iloilo Province Dialysis Project on March 7, establishing a public-private partnership with Healthway Qualimed Hospital Iloilo, a medical facility operating under Ayala Corp.’s AC Health. Read more »
Transport workers in Iloilo City are set to receive financial assistance as the local government rolls out a fuel subsidy program to help ease the burden of rising petroleum costs. The initiative aims to support public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators who have been affected by the continued increase in fuel prices linked to global tensions in the Middle East. Read more »
Cebu is taking a major step to address homelessness with the opening of a new Pag-Abot Processing Center in Liloan, designed to provide street dwellers with access to basic services and pathways to stable living. Read more »
Seven physicians under the Department of Health – Negros Island Region (DOH-NIR) Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Program have been deployed to serve remote and underserved communities across Negros Island. Read more »
Central Visayas has remained the Philippines’ most visited region by foreign travelers for 25 consecutive years. A long-term audit by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed the region recorded 31.5 million foreign arrivals from 2000 to 2024, the highest among all regions, surpassing even Metro Manila. Read more »
