Despite what many described as the biggest corruption scandal in the Philippines, the multi-billion peso flood control issue currently being investigated in the Senate has not changed the minds of Italian investors over their interests in bringing business to the country. Italian Ambassador to the...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the Pres. Corazon C. Aquino General Hospital or Baseco Hospital will open on Friday, Sept. 5, as part of the city government 's expanded efforts in boosting the city 's healthcare capabilities. The three-story, 50-bed capacity...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The municipal government of Daraga has announced the temporary closure of Duterte Highway from Barangays Binitayan to Cullat to make way for joggers, cyclists, and fitness enthusiasts during the “Lakaw-Pidal Daraga: A Car-Free Sunday” starting on Sunday, Aug. 31, and...
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has called for a review of the effectiveness of the government’s free public internet program to ensure its long-term sustainability. In an Aug. 25 comment on Republic Act (RA) No. 10929 or the Free Internet Access in Public...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Sunday Aug. 24 that the Special Nursing Review Program (SNRP) is now open and free of charge for underboard nurses. While preparing for the Nursing Licensure Examination, participants in the program may also serve as Clinical Care Associates in DOH...
DAVAO CITY — The “Limang Buwan, Isang Sigaw: Free Duterte Concert” drew thousands of supporters at the Coastal Road Bazaar on Friday, Aug. 22, five months after former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s detention at the International Criminal Court. The event blended political advocacy with...
CEBU CITY – Top government officials on Friday, Aug. 22, spearheaded the launching of the second route of the Love Bus Libreng Sakay program in Cebu. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman graced the launching at...
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has approved a measure that institutionalizes a car-free Sunday policy in this city. SP Ordinance No. 17-019-2025, approved during a regular session on Tuesday, designates sections of major thoroughfares that will be closed to vehicles every Sunday...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is expanding its “Yaman ng Kalusugan Program” (YAKAP) to include up to P20,000 worth of essential outpatient medicines annually, benefiting members starting Aug. 21. The expanded drug benefit, known as the Guaranteed and Accessible...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV has called on the government to ensure the full implementation of the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act or Republic Act No. 10929. Aquino, chairman of the Senate Committees on Basic Education, and Science and Technology, noted that students and teachers...
Dozens of Mandaluyong City senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and 4Ps beneficiaries received free health services and medicines on Saturday, Aug. 9, courtesy of the city government and PhilHealth, as part of the latter 's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP)....
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday, August 8, said it will begin covering cancer screening tests for its members starting August 14 to help Filipinos detect the disease early and avoid the high costs of late-stage treatment. The agency said the new benefit package...
