Five days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria, the Philippine inter-agency response team deployed to Ankara conducted a “hasty search” operation on Saturday, Feb. 11, to find survivors beneath the rubbles of collapsed buildings. Photo: Office of Civil Defense / OCD Hasty...
Medicines (File Photo) There are different kinds of medicines available in the country to help fight cancer, a doctor from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said. Cancer is “now treatable,” especially with the current medical advances and innovations, said NKTI Medical...
Senators on Friday, February 10 welcomed the proposal for the Philippines and Japan to strengthen its military and security ties with the United States, including the holding of joint military exercises and disaster response cooperation. “This is nothing new as there had been a similar...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act amid petitions claiming the law to be “anti-poor” and unlawful. The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioners’...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has revived its nationwide photography contest for amateur and professional photographers after six years of hiatus. With the theme, “Sa’n Tayo Next?”, the Pagcor Photography Contest 2023 aims to highlight the unadulterated, yet equally...
Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez led on Friday (Feb. 10) the inauguration of Ospital ng Parañaque II (OsPar2) which now operates as a general hospital. Olivarez said the Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) issued to OsPar2 license to operate as level 1...
Authorities have yet to find the Cessna light plane two weeks after it went missing after leaving the Cauayan City Airport for Maconacon, Isabela on Tuesday, Jan. 24. TROOPS have yet to find the missing Cessna plane more than two weeks after it went missing in Isabela. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)...
Learning is for all — this was proven by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as it conducted free digital literacy training for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in Mamburao District Jail. PDLs of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Mamburao District Jail...
Here’s an innovative 6-year program for Grade 10 graduates ALL IN SIX The Six-Year Integrated University Program (6YP) of University of Asia & the Pacific combines Senior High, Bachelor’s, and Master's degrees in just six years Maria Alexandria Patricia Decena, at 22, has a master’s...
Citicore Energy REIT Corp. has listed at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx) its maiden ASEAN Green Bond offering which raised P4.5 billion for its expansion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firms aid the offer was oversubscribed, with the P1.5 billion...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has its own way of empowering women and prioritizing them, and this by providing them with skills training and livelihood programs. (TESDA/Manila Bulletin) In a statement, TESDA Director General Danilo Cruz said that the agency has...
Unlike in the May 2022 polls, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided that a person who will file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) will immediately be considered a candidate. Preparations continue at the Commission on Election's...
