Category: Immunization
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Transcript of Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Media Interview in Pampanga
August 21, 2024 Sustainable Cities and Communities Q: Ano po ang laman ng mensahe niyo sa mayors mamaya? PSC: Well, on theme naman ako kasi ang theme nila is sustainable cities through creating smart cities. And naging Chairman ako ng Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation, and Futures Thinking for 5 years. So I…
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Pia reiterates appeal for immunization of children
“If you are a parent, and you have a choice to protect the life of your child, you will make that choice, right?
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We can beat viral diseases with right info, policies
My dad had just passed away when I became senator in 2004. From then on, it became my personal conviction to help spread information about viral hepatitis and liver cancer.
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As polio returns, Pia presses intensified info drive on vaccination
Senator Pia S. Cayetano is strongly urging health officials to step up their efforts in convincing Filipino mothers to have their kids vaccinated, following the health department’s declaration of a polio epidemic in the country. The principal author and sponsor of the Mandatory Infants and Children Immunization Act (RA 10152), Cayetano expressed alarm that the…
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Speech on falling polio vaccination rates
Privilege speech by Senator Pia S. Cayetano Thank you, Mr President. I just decided on my way here to deliver this privilege speech as I was reading the news. It caught my attention that the Department of Health (DOH) has issued a warning to all of us that we are in danger of losing our…
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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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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,…