As the country welcomed the new year, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte revealed their wishes for the year 2023, including having enough time for sleep for their families, and acquiring new skills. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved last December 16 the Philippine Development Plan for 2023-2028, with the following key macroeconomic targets: gross domestic product (GDP) growth ranging from 6.5 to 8.0 percent;...
Two emergency medical teams and six firefighting volunteers were dispatched by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in a fire that broke out in Navotas City fish port on New Year's Eve. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross PRC said that the volunteers and medical teams were from its Malabon and Caloocan City...
Vice President Sara Duterte is hoping that the people and government's efforts to build the nation will eventually result in the success of the country. In her New Year message, Duterte said the upcoming new year will mark "a new and promising season of growth" for every Filipino. She called on the...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible increase in the admission of patients with firecracker-related injuries in light of the New Year celebrations according to a health expert. (Unsplash) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) President Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, in a...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Dec. 30, issued reminders and guidelines for the safe usage of fireworks and firecrackers this upcoming New Year's Eve celebration. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan. 1,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A woman and her companion died when their motorcycle collided head-on with a passenger bus on New Year’s Eve in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Col. Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the fatalities as Nepthalie Rhian Blanco, 25, driver of the...
A man and his wife were injured in a collision between a provincial passenger bus and a trailer truck in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. A MAN and his wife were injured in a collision between a provincial passenger bus and a truck in Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. (DPWH photo) The...
Two days before the New Year’s Day, more than 109,000 passengers trooped to various ports nationwide to go home and spend the last remaining days of the holiday season with their families. (Photo: PCG) Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a total of 56,425 outbound...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) promised to keep the celebration of the New Year’s Day safe by patrolling the streets and ensuring fireworks are used in allowed areas only. FIRECRACKERS sold in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Aside from major transportation terminals, markets, and malls, the PNP...
Despite being called "harmless merrymakers", children still need adults supervision when playing with light-up hand clappers, spinning pens and wands, and the substitute noisemaker "torotot", an environment and toxic watchdog stressed. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) In a statement, EcoWaste...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 25 fireworks-related injuries since its monitoring started last Dec. 21. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that five more people sustained injuries due to the use of fireworks on Dec. 26 to 27. “Ang atin pong mga current na...
