Dengue cases hike by 30% in June amid rainy season
MANILA – The number of dengue cases has increased by 30 percent as of June 29 amid the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. Citing its latest data,…
Senate building cost could balloon to P27-B due to inflation
MANILA – The cost of the new Senate building project could climb to PHP25 billion to PHP27 billion due to inflation. At the Senate Committee on Accounts inquiry on Wednesday, the…
PBBM to distribute assistance to El Niño-hit farmers in Calabarzon
BATANGAS CITY (PIA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to lead the distribution of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and their Families to an initial 4,740 farmers…
Labor group appeals P35 minimum wage hike in NCR
MANILA – A labor group on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) to reconsider its bid of a PHP597 wage increase, to…
DA: TRO on EO 62 may cause delay in imports, lowering retail rice
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said an issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 62 might cause delays both in…
DOH augments health services in Calabarzon with new urgent care mobile centers
CALAMBA CITY (PIA) – The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) CALABARZON has announced a new program aimed at decongesting hospitals and widening the coverage of state-provided healthcare…
Social protection among top priorities in PBBM-approved 2025 NEP
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to fulfill its mandate to develop, implement and coordinate social protection and poverty-reduction solutions for the poor, vulnerable and…
DA urges private sector to invest in agro-industries
MANILA – The private sector can help the country realize its food security targets under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through agro-industries investments, according to the Department of…
Taal in ‘abnormal condition’ but ‘magmatic eruption’ unlikely
MANILA – A two-minute weak steam-driven or phreatic eruption that produced 600-meter high plumes occurred at the Taal Main Crater at 9:30 p.m. Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology…
Q fever cross transmission causes mild symptoms only: health expert
MANILA – Cross transmission or transmission from infected animals to humans of Query (Q) fever causes mild symptoms only, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Q fever is a zoonotic disease…