ILOILO: The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD) has already released over PHP5.98 billion of health emergency allowance (HEA) to health workers who served at the height of the pandemic.
WVCHD Administrative …
LEGAZPI: At least 147 families affected by a clash between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) in March this year benefited from the sustainable livelihood program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the r…
MANILA: The number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Jan. 1 to June 22 decreased by 16.39 percent, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Tuesday.
A total of 6,531 cases were recorded for the first six months of 2024 in th…
MANILA: The Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) wants to increase local manufacturers’ share in government procurement from the current less than 5 percent to 50 percent by 2030 at the earliest.
PPMA president Higinio Porte Jr….
MANILA: The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO) on Tuesday warned the public against a rise in scam messages that were sent from outside cellular networks.
In a statement, PCTO president and Globe general counsel Froilan Castelo…
MANILA: High volume of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission was observed in Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, just four days after its highest SO2 emission for the year was recorded.
In an advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs…
MANILA: The Philippines and China have reaffirmed their commitment to de-escalating tensions in the South China Sea during their first formal dialogue since the violent skirmish between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines n…