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PBBM vows provision for 39k evacuees and counting; Alert Level 3 stays Amid concerns that evacuees may be in for a long wait before they can return to their homes near the restive Mayon Volcano, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday night assured those affected by its eruption that the …

PHOTO BY THE PHILIPPPINE COAST GUARD Fishermen and the crew of a passenger ship rescued more than 130 people onboard a Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vessel that caught fire while sailing a few kilometers from the Tagbilaran City port in Bohol province Sunday. It was the second significant fire on a …

Five local government units (lgus) and two private sector groups of clinics and doctors signed on Monday, June 19, an agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to establish the country’s first seven primary care networks. DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa and PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma, …

Health Secretary Ted Herbosa formally assumed his post on Monday, June 19, 2023. The turnover rites coincided with the 125th anniversary of the Department of Health. Herbosa vowed to be a “humanistic” DoH secretary. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa holds the DoH flag during turnover rites on Monday, June 19, 2023. …

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidence of counterfeit Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) certificates being utilized by traffickers to exploit Filipino women. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco emphasized that these counterfeit certificates can be easily detected due to the direct information link between the …

INCUMBENT and former senators on Monday paid their last respects to former senator and Armed Forces chief of staff Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon who died on June 12 at the age of 88. The Senate held a necrological service for Biazon with former Senate presidents Franklin Drilon and Vicente Sotto 3rd …

Photo Credit: Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his administration is working to provide livelihood packages to poor Filipinos to ease their dependence on doleouts and help lower the poverty incidence sustainably. In his vlog late Saturday evening, Mr. Marcos said cash grants given to families in impoverished …

DAD’S DAY SCENES. Fathers are seen bonding with their families at Luneta Park in Manila and at the St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina chapel in Brgy. Libis, Quezon City on Sunday as they celebrate Father’s Day. Norman Cruz and Teddy Brul  Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday paid homage to …

Downtown Toronto normally sees a lot of construction projects each summer, but this year there’s a big addition. So how is the city managing congestion? CBC Toronto went looking for answers about what’s being done and what other solutions might help keep the city moving.  Interactive map shows 50 current …

Don’t miss “Isang Gabi ng Sarsuwela,” a celebration of Filipino musical theater. The Cultural Center of the Philippines gets out of the box with its new series of concert productions, dubbed “CCP Out-of-The-Box (OTB) Series,” featuring performances that audiences normally wouldn’t see in conventional programming. Conceptualized by former artistic director …