Category: General

July 2, 2024 No Responses

BOC seizes yacht used to transport P9.6-B shabu in Batangas

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized the private yacht allegedly used to transport the PHP9.6 billion worth of shabu which was intercepted at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas last April. In a news release Tuesday, the BOC said its officers f...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Soaring prices of tomatoes to be tamed in 1 to 2 weeks

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured that the soaring retail prices of tomatoes will go down in a week or two following the current harvest. As of Monday, tomatoes in Metro Manila are being sold at PHP120 to PHP180 per kilo, ...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DOH-4A logs fewer infant, mom deaths, more dengue, TB recoveries

CALAMBA: The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 4A (Calabarzon) reported that the government's various interventions have resulted in much lower infant mortalities and higher survival rates for dengue and tuberculosis (TB) patients. During Tuesday'...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Prime Minister meets with RoK President in Seoul

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on July 2, as part of his ongoing official visit to the country. VNA Photo: Duong Giang. Source: Vietnam News Agency
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Greece sweated through hottest June since 2010

ATHENS: Greece just sweated through its hottest June in over a dozen years, the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday. June 2024 was marked by several days with higher positive temperature deviations than usual, resulting in the warmest ...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DMW: ‘Aksyon Fund’ for OFWs in full swing under Marcos admin

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured that the implementation of its 'Aksyon Fund' to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is in full swing under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. During the pre-SONA (State ...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DOH institutionalizes #711 hotline for faster patient admission

CEBU: The Department of Health (DOH) has strengthened its #711 call center for easier and faster referral of patients needing immediate health care in Central Visayas, a health official said Tuesday during the Bagong Pilipinas forum. Dr. Jaime Bernad...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DOH-Calabarzon youth centers promote reproductive, mental health

CALAMBA: The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon reported the successful establishment of youth centers across the region's 31 congressional districts under its "TEENDig KABATAAN! Kalusugan ay Pahalagahan" project. Dr. Ariel Valencia, DOH Assistant...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Farmer’s daughter earns Engineering degree as BARMM scholar

COTABATO: A farmer in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is full of gratitude for a government program that helped his daughter earn an Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering degree. Mhads Motalib, a rice and corn farmer in ...
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