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The Department of Health (DOH) has intensified monitoring efforts in response to a surge in respiratory illnesses in China linked to the increased relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and the onset of winter. (Unsplash)  The China National Health Commission reported that among the affected individuals, some were found to be carrying …

Nearly half of meat consumers said they planned to buy less meat in 2023, Ipsos polling shows. Food researchers are saying that after years of being told to eat our veggies, inflation could be the reason we actually do it.  Consumers are changing their shopping and dining habits to cut …

The explosive spread of dengue offers a case study in how climate change, human movement, and rising temperatures are all coaligning to fuel the expansion of potentially deadly threats to human health.  Scientists say mosquito-transmitted viral infection could impact more regions thanks to climate change. This story is part of …

Israeli warplanes resumed pounding Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-old truce ran out with no deal to extend it.  Scores killed in Gaza in 1st day after weeklong truce ends, health authorities say. Israel’s warplanes …

Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza’s border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after war ends, sources say. Israel relayed its plans to its neighbours Egypt and Jordan, according to …

This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2023 shows Philippine Navy personnel onboard a rigid inflatable boat blocking a China Coast Guard aluminum hulled boat at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — China is deploying strategic information operations to sow …

Brig. Gen. Rommel Cordova (second from right), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, attends the first-ever Philippines-United States-Japan-Australia Joint Service Staff Talks in Tokyo, Japan from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 2023. With him are (L-R) Air Vice-Marshal Mike Kitcher, Australian Defense Forces …

BICAM BUDGET MEET. Senators and congressmen making up the bicameral conference committee discussing the P5.768 trillion national budget for next year formally convene at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati on Thursday. Pictured are Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and Senators Sonny Angara, Cynthia Villar, Christopher Lawrence …

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its second visit to the Philippines from Dec. 3 to 14 to advise and assist the government in fulfilling its international commitments to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.  “Our main objective is to …

In July, the DFA announced it would soft-launch the Philippine e-Visa system in Philippine foreign service posts in China on Aug. 24, allowing foreign nationals to apply for temporary visitors’ visas remotely. (DFA FB Page)  MANILA, Philippines — The operations of the Philippine e-Visa System in China are suspended until …