NEW MALASAKIT CENTER. Provincial, municipal and hospital officials pose for a photo opportunity during the opening of the country's 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in Basco, Batanes Tuesday (March 1, 2022). In a video message, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go promised to continue supporting programs and projects that will foster the development of the province, particularly in the area of public health. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go pledged to continue initiating and supporting measures to improve access to quality health care in far-flung areas around the country during the launch of the 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in Basco, the capital town of Batanes, on Tuesday. The said Malasakit Center is the first in the province and the fifth in Cagayan Valley Region. The other centers in the region are located at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; Fa
CEBU ART FAIR. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino (right), Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (center), and Cebu 3rd District Rep. Pablo John Garcia check out some of the art pieces exhibited at the ongoing 1st Visayas Art Fair held at the Montebello Hotel in Cebu City on Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021). The art fair that will run until Sunday features about 1,000 artworks from more than 400 Filipino artists. (Photo courtesy of PJ Garcia) CEBU CITY - About a thousand artworks from more than 400 artists in the Visayas and the National Capital Region (NCR) are being showcased at the ongoing 1st Visayas Art Fair dubbed as "ArTabang 4". In a statement on Friday, the Sacred Heart School for Boys Batch 1985 Foundation said they organized the ArTabang 4 as a unique silent art auction where bids are written on the title card and the bid sheets that are on the table next to each piece. The bids can also be submitted off-site by calling or sending a text message
MALASAKIT CENTER. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (3rd from right) and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (2nd from left) do a "finger heart" gesture during the launch of the PNP Malasakit Center in Camp Crame on Monday (Oct. 25, 2021). The Malasakit Center will provide accessible frontline services and assistance to members of the police force and their dependents. (Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Monday a Malasakit Center inside its national headquarters in Camp Crame that offers accessible frontline services and assistance to members of the police force and their dependents. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, together with Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, led the ceremonial launch of the hub as a one-stop-shop for uniformed and civilian personnel, their dependents, and other clients of the PNP General Hospital who are in need of financial and medical assistance from Department of Health (DOH), Departmen
PFIZER JABS. Personnel from the Department of Health and Bureau of Customs prepare the boxes loaded with 994,500 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the US government to the Philippines that arrived in Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2021). DOH-7 regional director Dr. Jaime Bernadas said the newly arrived vaccine doses will bolster inoculation of senior citizens and the most vulnerable sector in Central Visayas. (Screengrab from Radio Pilipinas Cebu video) CEBU CITY - Almost a million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine donated by the United States government arrived in Cebu before dawn on Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) said. In a virtual presser, DOH-7 regional director Dr. Jaime Bernadas said the 994,500 doses of Pfizer vaccine arranged by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be used to bolster inoculation of senior citizens and the most vulnerable sector in the region. Bernadas undersco