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Day: September 19, 2024

PBBM turns over PTVs to enhance healthcare access in Region 6

ILOILO CITY – Fifty-one local government units (LGUs) from Western Visayas received patient transport vehicles (PTVs) from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during a turnover ceremony at the Plaza Paloma in Passi City, Iloilo, on Thursday.

The PTVs …

LTO to offer driver’s license renewal for OFWs in Taiwan

Manila: Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Taiwan will be able to renew their driver’s licenses on Sept. 21 and 22 as part of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) pilot offering of digital services for overseas Filipinos.

In a statement Thursday, L…

PUP’s Education-on-Wheels offers blended learning to PDLs

Manila: The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) has expanded its Education-on-Wheels (EOW) program to persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Manila City Jail Male Dormitory through its Open University System.

In a statement Thursday, PU…

Leyte villagers welcome opening of town’s 1st hospital

TACLOBAN CITY – Residents of San Miguel town in Leyte province do not have to travel to the city anymore to avail health services with the opening of the first hospital in their locality.

Mayor Norman Sabdao said in a phone interview Thursday that a…

No request from DDB to increase budget for rehab program: DBM

Manila: There is no request from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) to increase its budget for the implementation of its rehabilitation projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Thursday.

The DBM issued the statement, after Senator Ro…

AUB to integrate nat’l ID eVerify in branch banking service

Manila: The Asia United Bank said on Thursday that it is planning to integrate the Philippine Statistics Authority’s eVerify with its branch banking service, allowing customers who registered to the national identification (ID) system to easily open a…