Medical courses now offered in 4 E. Visayas provinces

TACLOBAN: The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has welcomed the offering of medical courses in four of the six provinces in Eastern Visayas, as this will address the shortage of health workers.

Outside this city, medical courses will be off…

High gas flux observed in Kanlaon Volcano anew

MANILA: High volume of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission was observed in Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, just four days after its highest SO2 emission for the year was recorded.

In an advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs…

BARMM okays P467.8-M tourism investments

COTABATO: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Board of Investments (BBOI) has approved the registration of a major player in the region’s tourism industry, putting in P467.8 million in capital, investment officials said Tuesd…

SSS seeks coverage of 3K graduating students in Negros

BACOLOD: The Social Security System (SSS) is encouraging graduating senior high school and college students in Negros Island to become members as they prepare for employment.

The SSS Visayas West 1 Division based here is eyeing the social security co…

PNP: Cybercrime cases down 36% in H1 2024

MANILA: The number of cybercrime cases in the country dropped by 36 percent in the first half of this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday.

Citing latest data, the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group logged a total of 8,177 complaints…