Category: Children
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Pia backs better health promotion vs outbreaks
Senator Pia S. Cayetano on Wednesday (August 7) urged the health department to take advantage of available resources to strengthen its information drive on the importance of government’s expanded program on immunization (EPI). The senator said this during the first public hearing of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, and amid the Department of…
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Pia lauds signing of National Vision Screening Law
Senator Pia S. Cayetano on Sunday welcomed the passage of a law establishing a national vision screening program for kindergarten pupils, as she stressed that early treatment of eye problems will lead to better learning among the youth and a sustainable future for the country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act 11358 or the…
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Pia seeks a loving, caring home for all abandoned, neglected kids
Senator Pia S. Cayetano has filed a measure to codify the country’s laws on alternative child care with the goal of simplifying the process of giving abandoned and neglected children a second chance at having a loving and caring family. Senate Bill No. 61 or the ‘Alternative Child Care Code of the Philippines’ was among…
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Better use of funds for health services pushed
Senatorial candidate Pia S. Cayetano vowed to push for a better utilization of government funds to build and improve public health facilities throughout the country and to provide them with state-of-the-art equipment. The Taguig representative on Monday (April 15) visited the Compostela Valley Provincial Hospital in Pantukan, where she discussed her health advocacy with the…
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Stay vigilant against measles outbreak
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano urged Filipino families to remain vigilant about the spread of measles in their communities, even after measles cases have started to drop in the past weeks. The Department of Health (DOH) recently reported that there is already a downward trend in the number of new measles cases in the country,…
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Pia’s birthday wish: More families opening homes to foster care
Taguig Representative and senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Friday led the launching of Taguig City’s Foster Care Orientation and Recruitment program, which seeks to encourage foster parenting among more Filipino families. The institutionalization of foster care in the country as a preferred way of caring for abused, abandoned, or neglected children is mandated by…