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, …
Read More »Herbosa formally assumes DoH post
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. …
Read More »BI raises alarm over proliferation of fake CFO certificates used by trafficking victims
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 …
Read More »Senators pay tribute to Biazon
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 …
Read More »Gov’t eyeing more livelihood packages
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 …
Read More »Speaker, Sandro pay homage to ‘best dads on earth’
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 …
Read More »What’s going on with construction traffic in downtown Toronto? Here’s what we found
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 …
Read More »CCP Out-Of-The-Box Series: ‘Isang Gabi ng Sarsuwela’ – A night of classic and contemporary filipino musical theater
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 …
Read More »Rebuilding Ukraine’s ruined Nova Kakhovka dam pits history against economic reality
Amid the spoiled farmland and destroyed crops, the waterlogged homes and ruined lives, the now slow-motion tragedy that is the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir is also peeling back time on an almost forgotten aspect of Ukrainian history. Receding water has revealed remains of ancient settlement called ‘Cossack Meadow.’ Amid …
Read More »Women advocates unite to raise awareness on cervical cancer
In this time and age, society has begun learning to love the skins they live in and respect others’ decisions on how they want to live their lives. When it comes to using beauty products, the public has embraced the benefits of makeup and similar products in boosting their confidence …
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