BYD Cars Philippines, under ACMobility, officially turned over a donation of ₱770,000 to the Healthway Foundation’s Cancer Care Hope Fund during a ceremony held last April 14, 2026, at the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital. By offering a limited-edition BYD Seagull in Seashell Pink last July 2025,...
Parents who believe they can no longer care for their child may legally surrender them through government-accredited channels instead of abandoning them or turning to unauthorized adoption arrangements, according to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). NACC, an attached agency of the...
President Marcos announced that the maternity coverage for normal deliveries and cesarean sections under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will increase staring April 30. In a video message on Wednesday, April 29, Marcos said that coverage for normal deliveries will increase...
Artillery troops trained to fire weapons are now being taught how to save lives on the battlefield as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces conducted a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City, Leyte. The...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was honored to be invited to deliver a short video message for the launch of the training of Early Childhood Development Teachers for Local Government Units (LGUs) under Project RISE — Reskilling, Innovating, Sustaining Excellence in...
I recently sat through a case study on Moderna—yes, that Moderna, the Covid-19 vaccine—and walked away thinking less about mRNA and more about how we look after our own bodies. Stay with me here. Moderna’s CEO once described his company this way: “We’re a technology company that happens...
Local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines are spending far below what is needed to deliver basic primary health care (PHC) services, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). A PIDS discussion paper t itled “Are Philippine Local...
A unified cancer care framework dubbed the “Philippine National Cancer Grid” was launched during the Philippine National Cancer Summit (PNCS) 2026, aiming to address gaps in the country’s fragmented healthcare system. The initiative seeks to transition the Philippines from “pockets of...
Through the continuous support of the Pasig City Government, its city-based NGO, Tahanan ng Pagmamahal Children’s Home Inc., which provides temporary shelter and basic needs, received a Certificate of Recognition from the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) for its sustained, high-quality...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said 26.75 million Filipinos have been registered under its Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) in time for this year’s National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) Month observance. As of January 2026, the state insurer said it recorded 26.75...
There is one cardiologist for every 44,000 Filipinos nationwide, a limited number that leaves many patients outside the National Capital Region (NCR) with reduced access to specialized heart care, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) said on Thursday, Feb. 5. PHA national President Dr. Walid...
A total of 21,651 preschoolers in Manila will receive free milk courtesy of the city government under the “Yormilk: Kaagapay ng Batang Maynila sa Paglaki” program of Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso aimed at curbing malnutrition and foster the growth of children enrolled in public...
