DOH, tiniyak ang pagtugon ng public hospitals sa kabila ng pagtaas ng kaso ng leptospirosis
DOH, tiniyak ang pagtugon ng public hospitals sa kabila ng pagtaas ng kaso ng leptospirosis;
Ilang kasunduan, nilagdaan ng Pilipinas at Singapore;
Pilipinas, nakatanggap ng 'Best Diving Destination Award' sa Beijing
Ilang kasunduan, nilagdaan ng Pilipinas at Singapore;
Pilipinas, nakatanggap ng 'Best Diving Destination Award' sa Beijing
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00:00This is the PTV news for now.
00:08The Department of Health has confirmed that the number of hospital beds in public hospitals is sufficient to address the patients affected by leptospirosis.
00:17Health Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Albert Domingo explained that the agency has ordered to increase the capacity of public hospitals.
00:24Additionally, the official said that the patient can be admitted to other public hospitals other than NKTI and San Lazaro Hospital.
00:33This includes from August 8 to August 13.
00:36The number of cases of leptospirosis reported by the DOH is already at 523.
00:41The agency cannot afford to expose the patients to floods or experience symptoms,
00:46so they should consult with a doctor immediately in order to be given the right medicine and their condition should not worsen.
00:52President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Singapore President Harman Shanmugarat Nama visited the country.
01:02The Memorandum of Understanding on the Recruitment of Filipino Healthcare Workers was also added.
01:08The MOU was also added for the assistance of the Philippines and Singapore in carbon credits.
01:13The MOU was also planned for health cooperation.
01:16The MOU was also added for the assistance of the Philippine Local Government Units and Singapore Private Sector Partners.
01:22The two leaders also discussed the issue of the West Philippine Sea,
01:25which is why the agreement on maritime security was also included in the plan.
01:46MOUs in the fields of health and maritime security are already in the pipeline
01:51and we anticipate for them to be finalized in the very near future.
01:59In other news, the Philippines was awarded the Best Diving Destination Award
02:05at the finished Diving Resort Travel Show in Beijing.
02:08Aside from this, the Philippines also won the Best Tourism Promotion Partnership Award in Beijing on the first week of August.
02:13The Philippines entered 12 diving spots and resorts as dive destinations that were visited by foreign tourists.
02:21According to Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime Flor Cruz,
02:25the country's dive tourism contributed P73 billion in 2023,
02:30which is almost double of its earnings in 2022.
02:33Because of this, Flor Cruz believes that the Philippines will be the world's premier dive destination.
02:39And that is all the news for now.
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02:46I am Joshua Garcia for Pangbansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.