Caring for the heart is not just a once-a-year reminder during World Heart Day. For Filipinos, protecting cardiovascular health must be a daily priority, as heart-related diseases remain among the nation’s top health concerns and the leading cause of death. While lifestyle factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking are widely known…
A total of 81 online public services, including a major government portal and the banking arm of the national postal service, were restored Monday following an outage caused by a fire at the state data management agency. As of 10 p.m., 12.5 percent of the 647 public administration systems that were suspended in the wake…
DICT chief Henry Aguda. (Photo from DZRH) Amidst the hullabaloo over insertions in the country’s budgetary funding that is eyed as the source of irregularities in government expenditures, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) expressed support to a multisectoral initiative that will include the government’s national budget on the blockchain. According information secretary…
Public works secretary ‘Vince Dizon’ at a Palace media briefing. (Photo from the Philippine Information Agency) At a press briefing in Malacañan Palace, public works secretary Vivencio ‘Vince’ Dizon announced the issuance of new budget guidelines for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that starts with a new policy on proposed budgets for…
Resigned party-list lawmaker ‘Zaldy’ Co. On submitting an initial interim report to the Office of the Ombudsman, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is recommending the filing of charges against resigned Ako Bicol party-list representative Elizaldy ‘Zaldy’ Co over the anomalous PHP289.5-million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Based on the 32-page report, the…
The Department of Health (DOH) is advising individuals bitten or scratched by dogs or cats to immediately consult any of the 52 certified Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTCs) across the Negros Island Region (NIR). This reminder coincides with the observance of World Rabies Day on September 28, themed “Act Now: You, Me, Community.” “Rabies is…
Sugar mills in Negros Occidental have started accepting sugarcane as the 2025-2026 crop year officially began on Monday, despite ongoing challenges from the red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) infestation affecting plantations in the province. Although October 1 is the official start of the milling season, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) moved the date to the nearest…
A joint operation by the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police-Scene of the Crime Operatives (PNP-SOCO) uncovered an arms cache belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Cogon, Carigara, Leyte. Lt. Col. Celeste Frank Sayson, commander of the Army’s 93rd Infantry Battalion, said the cache was linked to remnants of Platoon…
Senator Pia Cayetano called on the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to review its compensation policy after reports revealed a pay gap between basketball referees in the men’s and women’s divisions. Referees in the men’s division reportedly earn PHP3,000 per game, while those in the women’s division receive PHP2,000. Cayetano said this disparity…
Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered intensified monitoring of fraudulent donation drives following Severe Tropical Storm Opong. This directive, aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Interior Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla’s guidance, aims to protect relief efforts from exploitation and ensure aid reaches affected families….