MANILA – Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has warned that the Philippines could see a fresh surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the years ahead due to disruptions in health services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The chief of the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) on Wednesday urged the public to strictly comply with health protocols, stressing that the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here has overburdened the already...... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for stronger pilgrimage tourism in the region even with the culmination of the year-long quincentennial commemoration on the world’s first circumnavigation by Ferdinand Magellan.... Read full article
MANILA – The BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), one of the largest vessels of the Philippine Navy (PN), has successfully completed two sea trials and is now nearing operational status, more than three years after a grounding incident in 2018.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH), along with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has expressed concern that the rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and the destruction left by Typhoon Odette in the Visayas and Mindanao...... Read full article
The DOT said in a news release Sunday that the latest achievement is a testament to the island’s appeal and the growing global interest in the Philippines.... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte would not be physically joining his endorsed senatorial candidates in their campaigns for the May 9 elections as there are no official entries set yet in his calendar.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said all of its operating units are now mobilized to identify and arrest unscrupulous traders engaged in hoarding and other illegal practices on the sale of essential medicines amid soaring coro... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Heavy rains prompted the cancellation of the first day of resumption of limited face-to-face classes on Monday for over 7,000 learners here as the city government issued a directive suspending work and classes in all levels.... 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