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March 10th, 2011 at 08:57am
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By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez INQUIRER.net First Posted 21:35:00 03/08/2011 MANILA, Philippines – An issue just as searing as the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez reached the plenary Tuesday – the Reproductive Health (RH) bill – and is expected to take up debates among lawmakers in the coming days. Delivering his sponsorship speech on Committee Report 664, [...]
Continue Reading RH bill reaches plenary
Tags: Biliran Representative Rogelio Espina, church, Committee Report 664, Congress, Family planning, health, Legislation, Population, population control
By jalmz
November 24th, 2010 at 12:09pm
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By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:17:00 11/24/2010 MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Lawmakers for and against the reproductive health bills fired their respective opening salvo Wednesday at the hearing of the committee on population with debates on which committee should have jurisdiction over the bills. Representatives Pablo Garcia of Cebu and Roilo Golez of Paranaque questioned the [...]
Continue Reading Congress debates on reproductive health bill start
Tags: Congress, HB01160, HB01520, health, health bill, Legislation, reproductive health, Rogelio Espina Jr.
By jalmz
June 19th, 2009 at 09:00am
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The Philippines now has the highest number of confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Tacloban City, Australian national has been placed under observation at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) here for possible infection of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus when he showed [...]
Continue Reading ADVISORY AGAINST INFLUENZA A-H1N1 (Swine Flu)
Tags: advisory, avoid, Biliran, Diseases, DOH, H1N1, health, swine flu, tacloban, tips, WHO
By Aquarius