BREAST MILK BANK. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson shows a thumbs-up sign after conducting an ocular inspection of the just-opened human milk bank at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City on Tuesday (March 29, 2022). The facility is the first-ever human milk bank to be established in Negros Island.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City opened on Tuesday the first-ever human milk bank in Negros Island. The Negros Occidental provincial government has partnered with the Rotary Club of Metro Bacolod for the initiative to provide breast milk for newborn. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson acknowledged the Rotary and its chapters for being a partner of the province in achieving multi-faceted goals. "This milk bank is an answer to the growing need for breast milk, not just for optimum nutrition, but most importantly, to save the lives of Negrense babies, especially the vuln
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Senate Committee on Health, chaired by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go approved yesterday House Bill No. 10463, authored by Third