The great majority of doctors prioritize their patients’ needs above everything else, or so we’d like to think. Doctors are the foundation of any healthcare system across the world. They spend years studying, specializing and undergoing rigorous training before using their skills to diagnose ailments, administer treatments, and lead patients …
Read More »Distance learning, flexible workweek options ease heat wave, traffic congestion woes
The Department of Education suspended classes nationwide yesterday and today due to the latest heat index levels. A record high temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) was experienced on Saturday, April 27, with the heat index, which takes into account humidity, reaching 45 degrees Celsius. The current heat …
Read More »China installs floating barrier at Bajo de Masinloc entry; PCG vessel damaged after another water cannon attack
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels subjected a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship to water cannon attacks near the Bajo de Masinloc on Monday, April 29, 2024. (photo from the video posted by PCG spokesperson for WPS Comm. Jay Tarriela on X (formerly Twitter). A patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast …
Read More »Heat index could reach ‘extreme danger’ level of 57 degrees Celsius
PAGASA weather observer Justin Tagoctoc checks a Campbell–Stokes recorder, a solar radiation instrument, which measures the duration and approximate intensity of sunshine, at the state weather bureau’s Science Garden in Quezon City yesterday./Michael Varcas MANILA, Philippines — The heat index in the Philippines could reach an “extreme danger” level of …
Read More »US hints funding for PH workforce, energy dev’t
As part of its commitments to boosting the Philippines’ semiconductor industry, the United States government is looking at workforce development and resilient energy supply as potential priority areas for funding under the CHIPS Act. US Secretary of State for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui In a …
Read More »Marcos orders swift action on electric vehicle plan
A new Lexus electric car is displayed at the New York International Auto Show on March 27, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) and other agencies to accelerate the implementation …
Read More »President warns BARMM elections saboteurs
MEMENTO. President Marcos Jr. is presented with a rifle on a stand as a memento of his visit at the Headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division, Camp Brigadier General Gonzalo H. Siongco at the Municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat Province of Maguindanao on Monday, April 29, 2024. PPA POOL President …
Read More »131 LGUs in state of calamity due to El Niño
Members of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Traffic and Parking Management Office (TPMO) carry bottled water while on duty in Alabang-Zapote Road on April 3, 2024 (STAR / Jesse Bustos) MANILA, Philippines — Over a hundred local government units have declared a state of calamity over El Niño-induced …
Read More »Expect brownouts in May as demand outstrips supply
The Department of Energy (DOE) expressed concern over the possibility of brownouts as a red alert draws closer due to recent power plant outages and high power demand as the El Niño phenomenon rages. “How close are we to the red alert, brownouts when we reach the red alert? Well, …
Read More »Quiboloy’s case transfer recommendation sent to SC — SC spox
This file photo shows a picture of the Supreme Court. (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court (SC) spokesperson Camille Sue Mae Ting on Tuesday said that the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) has submitted to the high court its recommendation concerning the transfer of the case of …
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