By YVETTE TAN What is functional food and how can eating more of it enhance the health of Filipinos? Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)-funded research of Filipino scientists in state universities and colleges (SUCs) are...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 said the payout of cash grants to 761,140 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will resume on Nov. 30. DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said aside from...
(Unsplash) Citing the steady decline in child Immunization rates, AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes has challenged newly-elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to help address the problem. "Ang hamon natin sa ating mga bagong...
BACOLOD CITY – The 1st Negros Occidental Provincial Mobile Force Company (Nocpmfc) turned over a newly constructed house to a former member of the New People's Army (NPA) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, November 13. POLICE Lt. Col. Edison Garcia (second from right), commander of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated its commitment to assist Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who are leaving the program after being assessed as “non-poor” in the agency's recent revalidation. DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-9 has started the catch-up immunization program to boost the immunity of children in the Zamboanga Peninsula here on Monday, November 13. GOVERNMENT health workers immunize children during the MR-SIA vaccination campaign of the government early...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to consider fine-tuning the old curriculum the Philippines has been using than pursuing the K to 12 program. Cayetano said it is much better to tweak the old curriculum than to stick with a program that has...
As the country commemorates the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda a decade ago, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 8, remembered the “unwavering spirit” of Filipinos that pushed them to rise above adversities and rebuild their lives in the aftermath of such catastrophe....
Drivers and operators of passenger jeepneys have until Dec. 31 this year to consolidate and create a cooperative or corporation for them to avail of the benefits of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 761,150 households will remain on the list of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries after reassessment in accordance with the directive of Secretary Rex Gatchalian. These family-beneficiaries...
There will be mixed bag of adjustments that will greet consumers at the pumps next week, as the price of diesel and kerosene products will be on substantial rollback; while gasoline prices will have slight uptrend, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the estimates of the...
Over P100 billion will be spent on the government’s national health insurance Program next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Friday, Oct. 27. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P101.51 billion budget will be allocated to the Philippine Health Insurance...
