The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) launched a polio vaccination campaign for children under 10 in the central Gaza Strip Sunday.
‘Children in Gaza have started receiving polio vaccines this morning,’ the UN agency said in a statement.
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Day: September 2, 2024
Comelec eyes completion of own building by 2028
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping to inaugurate its own main office in Pasay City by 2028.
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the laying of the building’s foundation will be completed in a maximum six months while the …
Iloilo province strengthens LGUs’ preparedness vs. La Niña
The provincial government is working on strengthening the disaster preparedness of local government units with the impending La Niña phenomenon, starting with the inventory of the early warning system on floods, rainfall volume, and water level in va…
DSWD turns over 300 housing units to ex-MNLF fighters
MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has finally turned over 300 housing units to the former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants and their families in Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces.
‘Bahag…
Top leader expresses gratitude to creators of national anthem, emblem design
Party General Secretary and President To Lam visited the families of late musician Van Cao and late painter Bui Trang Chuoc, who created the national anthem and the national emblem design of Vietnam, on September 2 on the occasion of the 79th anniver…
Marcos urges youth to join coastal cleanup, conservation drive
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on the youth to take part in the nationwide coastal cleanup and conservation activities as the country commemorates Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) this September.
In a vi…
Classes suspended, half-day work for capitol workers in Antique
All 18 municipalities in Antique suspended in-person classes, while the provincial government declared half-day work for capitol employees due to inclement weather on Monday.
Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderic…
Ipo, Bustos Dams release water as ‘Enteng’ dumps rains in Bulacan
Rising water levels at Ipo and Bustos Dams in this province due to rains dumped by Tropical Storm Enteng have prompted operators to release water into their river system.
Records from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO)…