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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Mayor vows to clear more Cebu City villages of illegal drugs

CEBU: Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Tuesday vowed to have more villages cleared of illegal drugs through inter-agency anti-drug campaign programs to be implemented with the private sector. Garcia likewise encouraged more villages to vie for dr...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DOH: 3K W. Visayas villages achieve zero open defecation status

ILOILO: The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD) on Tuesday reported that 74.73 percent or 3,028 of the 4,052 barangays in the region have achieved zero open defecation (ZOD) status. During the Kapihan sa Bag...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

Camarines Sur farmers earn P449K from DAR agri-fair project

LEGAZPI: Agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in Camarines Sur have earned PHP449,710 selling their farm harvests at a trade-fair market inside the Camarines Sur Provincial Police Office (PPO) headquarters organized by the Department of A...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

PM receives Samsung Electronics leader in Seoul

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae Yong in Seoul on July 2, as part of his ongoing official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK). Samsung, a multinational electronics firm of the RoK with revenue...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DTI vows to continue aid for MSME resiliency amid wage hike

MANILA: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual has reaffirmed the agency's support to businesses as they may encounter challenges following the increase in minimum wages in Metro Manila. Pascual said the DTI not only welcome...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

SoKor urges trainee doctors to swiftly decide return to hospitals

SEOUL: Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday called for trainee doctors to swiftly make their decision on whether or not to return to hospitals, as most of them have shown little sign of returning despite the government's appeasement steps. About ...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

DOH-E. Visayas cites challenges in securing anti-venom vaccines

TACLOBAN: The Department of Health (DOH) regional office said providing anti-venom vaccines in provinces remains a big challenge due to limited stocks amid rising snake bite cases, an official said on Tuesday. DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Ex...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

PBBM okays 2025 gov’t spending plan

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) which will serve as Congress' basis for the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Presiding over the 17th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang, Marcos sai...
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July 2, 2024 No Responses

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...
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