“Mood disorder, as prime characteristic of depression, is on the rise. Many people feel sad and slowly lose interest in life because of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) caused by COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Roland Cortez, chief of the National Center for Mental Health during a Zoom press conference recently, with Philippine Star. According to Philippine Star’s report, every day, Cortez said, about 200 people call the 24-hour hotline numbers (0917-898-8727 and 989-8727) of the hospital ever since the ECQ took effect in Luzon last month. For those who need help and want to discuss about their mental health, here...

By: Jhoemz Vercide | The Department of the Philippines warns the public against the effects of ashfall after the phreatic eruption of Taal Volcano in Tagaytay City, Cavite on Sunday, January 12, 2019. Exposure to ashfall may cause a number of health problems. Here are the tips and safety reminders to be followed: This is the first time that Metro Manila experienced an ashfall after Pinatubo's eruption in 1991.

By: Jhoemz Vercide | The first case of 2019 novel coronavirus has now confirmed in the Philippines. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said at a press conference said that a 38-year-old woman from Wuhan, China arrived in the Philippines via Hongkong on January 21. On January 25, the woman was admitted to one of the country’s government hospitals after experiencing a mild cough. The woman is currently asymptomatic, which means she had no fever and no other symptoms suggesting illness according to Duque. A total of 29 patients under investigation (PUIs) for suspected novel coronavirus has been recorded by the...

By: Jhoemz Vercide | At least 17 people have died and more than 500 suffered from a mysterious illness that started in China. Photo: Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It was started from a pneumonia outbreak then and developed and attributed to a virus. The new Chinese coronavirus is a cousin of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the deadly virus which also originated in China and infected thousands in 2003.  Scientist Leo Poon, a virologist at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal...

By AJ Virtuz | Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among of the nine people who were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif on Monday, January 27. Michael Jordan, a six-time NBA Champion is one of many who mourned the death of Kobe Bryant, stated that the retired NBA star was “like a little brother” to him. “I am in shock over the tragic news of Kobe’s and Gianna’s passing,” said Jordan, regarded by many as the greatest basketball player in history. “Words can’t describe the pain I’m feeling. I loved Kobe – he was...