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MANILA - Apex hospitals would soon be established in every region across the country to strengthen the Philippine health delivery system as a bill proposing such hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives. During Tuesday's plenary session, the chamber passed House Bill 10650, which provides for the conversion of regional hospitals, which are general hospitals that have at least 500 beds, to operate as apex hospitals. An apex hospital is defined in the bill as an end-referral hospital offering specialized services and is contracted as a stand-alone facility by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. The bill provides for the minimum physical facilities, equipment and instruments, and service delivery requirements for all apex hospitals. All apex hospitals, at the minimum, shall have an ambulatory surgical clinic, anatomic and clinical laboratory, blood station, dialysis facility, general intensive care unit, high risk pregnancy unit, isolation facilities, neonatal i ....
LAW FOR MEDIA WORKERS. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar meets members of the media in Surigao City on Sunday (Oct. 24, 2021). Andanar sought their support for the passage of the Media Workers' Welfare Act that is still pending in the Senate. (Photo courtesy of PIA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar is advocating for the enactment into law of the Media Workers' Welfare Act. In a meeting with members of the Surigao City media on Sunday, Andanar said the bill is still waiting for the Senate's approval. "Please help us promote the Media Welfare's Act to be put into law as this will benefit the media industry," Andanar said. The House of Representatives' version (House Bill 8140) was approved in January. It aims to ensure that media workers shall, at the minimum, be paid the wages, allowances, and benefits provided by law. Media workers shall also be covered by th ....