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MANILA – The Department of Health on Sunday logged 1,712 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the nation’s overall tally to 3,652,203.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or Republic Act (RA) 1... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday the biosurveillance activities of the country have been closely monitoring 46 sublineages of the Delta variant of Covid-19, and so far have not detected the AY.4.2 sublineage.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) projected an increased birth rate when the Covid-19 pandemic started as more families stayed home and access to family planning methods is limited.... Read full article
MANILA – The death toll for Typhoon Odette which battered the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year rose to 407, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Sunday urged the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to ask Norway to develop the West Philippine Sea as a source of clean and renewable offshore wind energy.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday cited the need to expedite the release of still undistributed subsidies, particularly the proposed PHP500 monthly subsidy, to poor Filipino families for three months amid surging commodity prices.... Read full article
MANILA – Israel and the Philippines are working to fast-track the deployment of some 500 Filipino hotel workers as Israel reopens its tourism industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental is considering the possibility of requiring all travelers, vaccinated or not against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), to present a negative antigen test upon entry to the province ... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police-Anti Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) on Wednesday said one of the rescued victims in a recent anti-kidnapping operation is a fugitive wanted for fraud in Taiwan.... Read full article
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