Category: General

DPWH repairs, builds over 300 classrooms in Bicol

Department of Public Works and Highways-Bicol (DPWH-5) Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte on Wednesday ordered the agency’s district engineering offices (DEOs) to ensure that ongoing schoolbuilding projects are being implemented with the best possibl…

PBBM inspects flood-stricken Marikina, Antipolo areas

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday conducted an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas in the cities of Marikina and Antipolo during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi).

Marcos inspected the areas after holding a si…

House quad panel to invite Guo to POGO probe

MANILA: The quad committee of the House of Representatives will invite dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo as a resource person in its ongoing probe into the unlawful activities linked to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).

During its …

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer: Australian review

Mobile phones are not linked to head cancers, a World Health Organization-commissioned review by Australian government scientists has concluded.

Researchers from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) on Wednesday pu…

WHO surpasses target, vaccinates 161K kids vs. polio in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said 161,000 children in Gaza got polio vaccination over two days, surpassing the agency’s target of 156,500 kids.

Citing preliminary data, spokesperson Richard Peeperkorn told a UN press briefing in Ge…