Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 4, 2023

S. Korean grant to help PH, Timor-Leste fight plastic pollution

South Korea is allocating USD9 million or approximately PHP501 million in grants to help the Philippines and Timor-Leste combat marine plastic pollution. The project will be implemented in coastal communities in Bulan, Sorsogon; Daanbantayan, Cebu; Ca…

Esports added to Batang Pinoy, PNG

Esports has been added to the official sports for Batang Pinoy and the returning Philippine National Games (PNG). Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard ‘Dickie’ Bachmann announced on Friday that esports is one of the 20 events that will …

Dialysis tops list of PhilHealth insurance claims in E. Visayas

Hemodialysis remains the top procedure the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been paying for this year due to the steady rise of chronic kidney failure cases. Rosario Suyom, PhilHealth-Eastern Visayas healthcare delivery managem…