Six former secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, March 20, vouched for Vice President Leni Robredo’s capability and good health agenda to lead the country through the Covid-19 pandemic should she win the presidency.
Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the
Former Health Secretary Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan has expressed his strong support for medical groups who have called on President Duterte to veto the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, or the Vape Bill, to protect minors and help save lives. According to Galvez Tan, the bill cannot be considered a…
Stressing that it is a huge step backward in protecting the health of Filipinos, health experts, youth groups, and other non-government organizations (NGOs) have called on the Senate to listen to the people and to junk the vape bill now. Vapes and e-cigarettes are common names for electronic nicotine and non-nicotine…
SEC lacked jurisdiction to rule on fraud claims in takeover of The Medical City CA By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News
Published February 18, 2021 8:58pm The Court of Appeals (CA) has ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had no authority to decide on allegations of fraud in the takeover of The Medical City (TMC). In a ruling dated February 11, the CA Special 15th Division said the matter should be decided by the trial court as it partially granted the petitions filed by the groups that had acquired a substantial stake in the Professional Services Inc. (PSI), which operates TMC’s hospitals and clinics nationwide.