Overcoming budgetary constraints and addressing vaccine hesitancy are among the key challenges in hepatitis control in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The Department of Health (DOH) has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the 'bottlenecks' in...
President Marcos rejected suggestions that there was an artificial power crisis in the Philippines after different alert levels were raised in the country's power grids, saying the demand increased due to the ongoing El Niño. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received on Monday, April 29, the second radar system that was committed by the Japanese government to further improve the country’s territorial monitoring and defense. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said the newly-arrived radar system will be...
Karl Eldrew Yulo is slowly carving his own name in Philippine gymnastics after steering the Nationals to three gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, Colombia over the weekend. Karl Eldrew Yulo spearheads the PH team in the Pacific Rim Championships...
Union Bank of the Philippines, a member of the Aboitiz Group, reported a 41 drop in net income to P2 billion for the first quarter of 2024 from the P3.4 billion earned in the same period last year due to costs related to the integration of Citi’s consumer business. UnionBank Chief Financial...
The Marcos administration's borrowing decreased in the first quarter of this year due to reduced funding from international creditors, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Gross borrowings of the national government totaled P830.4 billion from January to March 2024, a 12 percent decline...
Chinese-flagged research vessel, "SHEN KUO," loitering in the vicinity northeast of Viga, Catanduanes as spotted by NOMAD N-22 aircraft. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has detected a Chinese-flagged research vessel off the waters of Viga, Catanduanes, which is located at the...
Gen. Romeo Brawner, Jr., chief staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), wants all Army reservists to be trained on territorial defense amid the shift in geopolitical dynamics that includes the tension in the West Philippine Sea. During a turnover ceremony of the leadership of the 103rd...
(FFH734), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) conducted Division Tactics during the Multilateral Maritime Exercise that kicked off on Thursday, April 25 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Photo taken from BRP Davao Del Sur (LD-602). (photo and caption: Armed Forces of the...
Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Elizaldy Co during the groundbreaking ceremony in the 9th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Rep. Co’s Facebook page) Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Elizaldy Co commended House Speaker Martin...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, April 28 said he was confident that the Senate can pass at least 20 priority bills listed under the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (CLA-LEDAC) before the Second Regular Session of the 19th...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Former national security adviser Clarita Carlos took up the cudgels for the country’s soldiers amid an online appeal for airlines to give them special passenger privileges. "Our soldiers should have priority boarding and...
