The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) is optimistic that the Philippines will see an increase in the number of nurses in the country following the launch of the Clinical Care Associates (CCA) Upskilling Program, which aims to address the shortage of nurses locally. File photo The program...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had a "purely advisory" role in the People’s Initiative (PI) movement for Charter change (Cha-cha), nothing more. Romualdez gave this clarification Tuesday, Jan. 30,...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has described as unfair the "shotgun travel advisory" issued by the Canadian government on his home region of Mindanao. In a statement...
The National Security Council (NSC) has disagreed with the travel advisory issued by the Canadian government for its citizens in the Philippines, saying that the travel warning does not reflect the real situation in Mindanao. In a statement issued on Thursday, Jan. 18, National Security Adviser...
Canada has cautioned its citizens against travelling to 17 Mindanao provinces in the Philippines, citing threats of crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. In its recent advisory, the Canadian government told Canadians not to travel to the following Philippine provinces due to...
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Cosmetics and Household/Urban Hazardous Substances Regulation and Research (CCHUHSRR) unveiled a series of significant updates to the regulatory policies governing toys and childcare articles (TCCA) on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Photo from FDA website...
Due to the isolated light to moderate rains across the country, flood advisories in 11 regions were issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Dec.19. (PAGASA/ MANILA BULLETIN) In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
As access to comprehensive climate data is still wrought with challenges due to disparate sources and incompatible formats across countries, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) is proposing the establishment of an online platform that shall facilitate the sharing of facts, figures and other...
The suspension of travel to Israel, as its war with Hamas continues to claim lhundreds of lives from both sides, has been recommended by the Philippine Embassy in Israel. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Embassy in Israel issued a travel advisory suggesting...
The Philippine Embassy in Israel has advised Filipinos in the Holy Land to remain vigilant and follow the guidelines set by the Israel Homefront Command as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued to monitor the ongoing tension. Screenshots from the Israel Ministry of Foreign...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of ultraportable X-ray machines in tuberculosis (TB) screening programs, which is an important step in the Department of Health's (DOH) fight against the infectious disease. Photo from FDA website In an advisory on Wednesday, Oct. 4, FDA...
Photo courtesy of Pixabay The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued on Monday, Sept. 4, a fifth flood advisory for the Pasig-Marikina and Tullahan river basins due to heavy monsoon rains triggered by typhoon Hanna (international name: Haikui)....
