BAGUIO: Ninety percent of local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have set up their health care provider network (HCPN), deemed essential in the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, the region…
MANILA: Forty-eight percent of adult Filipinos are optimistic that their lives will get better over the next 12 months, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The poll from September 28-October 1, 2023 also found that 4 percent
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday bared that he has directed concerned government agencies to complete water-related projects by April 2024 in preparation for the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.
During the inauguration of the B…
WASHINGTON: The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
The non-binding resolution, presented by Egypt with the support of nearly 100 countries, passed with 153 vote…
MANILA: The Philippines has joined the calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its second month.
Following grave concern over the ‘catastrophic humanitarian situation’ in the besieged enclave, …
MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released the third milestone payment worth PHP5.67 billion for the Philippine Navy’s (PN) acquisition of the Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile system.
The amount was included under the DBM’s …
MANILA: India and the Philippines are conducting a maritime partnership exercise (MPX) in the West Philippine Sea to boost maritime cooperation, the Indian Embassy in Manila announced Wednesday.
The Indian Navy conducts MPX with friendly foreign navy…
MANILA: The Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City is allowing its students to be given an incomplete grade and another semester to complete their academic requirements in the aftermath of the bombing.
MSU’s Board of Regents on Tuesday instru…
