House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Health is now working on measures that will address the diminishing share of local government units (LGUs) in the country's total health expenditure, including mandating an automatic 5% allocation for special health...
The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) is appealing to the government to declare smuggling an act of economic sabotage, saying that illicit trade harms the local economy and steals billions of pesos in government revenue. Jesus Arranza, chairman of the Federation of Philippine Industries...
The Supreme Court En Banc has recently issued a pivotal resolution in G.R. No. 253270 (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas v. Ma. Fe Balceda Sinoro and the Majority Stockholders of AMA Rural Bank of Mandaluyong, Inc.) and G.R. No. 253411 (Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Ma. Fe Balceda Sinoro...
FOOD AID FROM THE UAE - In photo during the arrival on Tuesday of a planeload of food donation from the United Arab Emirates government (from left) DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos, UAE Ambassador to the Philippines Mohamed Obaid Alqattam Alzaabi, Special Envoy to the...
The Medical City and the Department of Tourism signed a memorandum of agreement to position the Philippines as the top global medical tourism destination. In photo are DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and The Medical City President and Group CEO, Dr. Eugenio Jose F. Ramos (seated, 2nd...
The Pag-IBIG Fund has received another ‘Unmodified Opinion’ from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the 12th consecutive year, top officials announced today, 16 July 2024. In a letter dated 21 June 2024, state auditors informed the agency that it has rendered an unmodified opinion on the...
By THE MANILA BULLETIN Tobacco harm reduction advocates have denounced anti-vaping groups for spreading misinformation and misleading the public, which they say prevents millions of smokers from accessing potentially life-saving smoke-free alternatives. David Sweanor, an adjunct professor of law at...
Sweden is on track to become the first nation to achieve smoke-free status, with its dramatic decline in cigarette smoking attributed to a shift toward smokeless products, according to a new report. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said that only 5.6 percent of Swedish adults smoked cigarettes in...
A comprehensive commentary made by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official in an international peer-reviewed publication recommends a switch from combustible cigarettes to smoke-free products to reduce the exposure of adult smokers to many toxins and carcinogens. Dr. Lorenzo Mata,...
Former Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta slammed Senator Pia Cayetano’s statements for putting at serious risk the livelihoods of three million people dependent on tobacco industry. Former Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta “I’d rather have one thousand Dirty Ashtrays (award) than...
With social media today becoming a strong barometer of public sentiment, then it can be reliably discerned that cigarette smoking has tumbled out of vogue. But curiously, a similar fate has not yet befallen nicotine, the active stimulant in cigarettes, vapes, e-cigarettes, and heated...
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Hubert Guevara, head of the Philippine delegation to the 10th Conference of Parties (COP) The Philippines drew widespread support from international anti-smoking advocates amid attempts by the Global Alliance on Tobacco Control (GATC) to discredit the...
