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Only 1 percent of Filipino women gets tested for cervical and breast cancer, a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed. Valerie Gilbert Ulep, PIDS senior research fellow, said in his study last month that “a big portion of the country’s cancer burden is preventable if …

The water levels of Angat Dam, Ipo Dam, and Bustos Dam, all in the province of Bulacan, continue to drop, prompting the province’s government agencies to prepare for the effects of a severe dry season.  Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Officer-In-Charge Ret. Police Col. Manuel Lukban Jr. …

Well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who supported the protest movement that sprang up in Iran last year, has avoided a death sentence and has been jailed for six years and three months, his lawyer told Monday’s edition of the daily newspaper Shargh.   Toomaj Salehi had expressed solidarity with protesters …

Officials from several provinces say affordability is their top priority heading into Monday’s premiers’ meeting as the cost of living soars across the country.  Atlantic Canada’s premiers concerned about federal clean fuel regulations. Officials from several provinces say affordability is their top priority heading into Monday’s premiers’ meeting as the …

San Francisco: Filipino-American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday (Monday in Manila), firing a three-under par 69 to win the US Women’s Open by three strokes. The 25-year-old from Honolulu finished 72 holes at Pebble Beach on nine-under 279 to defeat England’s Charley Hull, …

CBC found several long-term care homes planning to expand with taxpayer support are run by operators with long histories of non-compliance with the law, or poor outcomes through the pandemic. A CBC analysis shows enforcement and accountability measures lacking since the new Fixing Long-Term Care Act. While the Ontario government …

The establishment of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) will prepare the Philippines to sustain and complete its development programs and projects as the country aims to become an upper middle income country by 2025, an official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Saturday. NEDA Undersecretary Rosemari …

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) expressed optimism that Congress will soon approve the controversial Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and the Budget Modernization Bill under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. House Plenary (Ellson Quismorio/MANILA BULLETIN) DBM Assistant Secretary Rolando Toledo said that a “push from …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek talks with Southeast Asian nations next week to push back on China, a top aide said Friday. Blinken will travel to Jakarta for talks with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), flying straight from Lithuania where he …

President Marcos wants military to catch up, be back on track in 2 yrs amid security threats President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the Armed Forces of the Philippines to modernize faster and catch up with the rest of the world following the setback caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Kung ano …