Legarda Honors Mom through Medical Missions for Cancer Patients

October 7, 2010

ON THE OCCASION OF OCTOBER BEING CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, THE BESSIE B. LEGARDA FOUNDATION FOUNDED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IN HONOR OF HER MOTHER WHO PASSED AWAY DUE TO BREAST CANCER, WILL CONDUCT A MEDICAL MISSION DURING THE “STAY PINK, LIVE GREEN” WOMAN TODAY’S 10TH BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ADVOCACY EVENT, OCTOBER 7, 2010 AT THE TRINOMA MALL, QUEZON CITY.
The Bessie B. Legarda Foundation will provide the following services:
*Free Medical Check-up
*Breast Cancer Screening/Breast Examination
*Blood Pressure and Blood […]

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Let’s Provide Adequate Healthcare For Our Teachers – Establish A Philippine Teachers’ Hospital/ Activate Teachers’ Wards

October 6, 2010

IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF TEACHERS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH TUBERCULOSIS , PHARYNGITIS, HYPERTENSION, ANEMIA, HYPERACIDITY AND OTHER WORK-RELATED HEALTH RISKS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL PHILIPPINE TEACHERS HOSPITAL WHICH SHALL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL TEACHERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS COMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING PACKAGE OF SERVICES UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.
According to Department of Health, the Philippines is among the 22 high-burdened countries in the world according the WHO. TB is […]

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Let’s Provide Adequate Healthcare For Our Teachers – Establish A Philippine Teachers’ Hospital/ Activate Teachers’ Wards

October 6, 2010

IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF TEACHERS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH TUBERCULOSIS , PHARYNGITIS, HYPERTENSION, ANEMIA, HYPERACIDITY AND OTHER WORK-RELATED HEALTH RISKS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL PHILIPPINE TEACHERS HOSPITAL WHICH SHALL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL TEACHERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS COMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING PACKAGE OF SERVICES UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.
According to Department of Health, the Philippines is among the 22 high-burdened countries in the world according the WHO. TB is […]

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Fast-Track Passage of Laws Benefiting Our Teachers – Legarda

October 5, 2010

IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD TEACHER’S DAY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED HER COLLEAGUES IN THE CHAMBER TO PURSUE THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSED LAWS THAT SEEK TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OUR TEACHERS, AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING MEASURES SHE AUTHORED:
1. Senate Bill 1397, the Philippine Teachers’ Hospital Act – proposing the establishment of a special hospital as a primary medical facility for the hospitalization and medical care of teachers and their dependents;
2. Senate Bill 10, the Magna Carta for […]

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Fast-Track Passage of Laws Benefiting Our Teachers – Legarda

October 5, 2010

IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD TEACHER’S DAY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED HER COLLEAGUES IN THE CHAMBER TO PURSUE THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSED LAWS THAT SEEK TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OUR TEACHERS, AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING MEASURES SHE AUTHORED:
1. Senate Bill 1397, the Philippine Teachers’ Hospital Act – proposing the establishment of a special hospital as a primary medical facility for the hospitalization and medical care of teachers and their dependents;
2. Senate Bill 10, the Magna Carta for […]

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