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DSWD-Ilocos Region releases elderly social pension to LGUs

SOCIAL PENSION. Senior citizens from Burgos, Ilocos Norte claim their social pension on Thursday (May 7, 2026). Each recipient received PHP3,000 to cover the first quarter of the year, providing essential support for their daily and medical requirements. (Contributed photo) LAOAG CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Ilocos Norte have adopted the transfer of…

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US steps up response as hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves 3 dead

Photo courtesy of Anadolu. United States health authorities have intensified containment measures following a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, as affected passengers prepared for monitoring upon their return. The vessel was expected to arrive Sunday in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, where personnel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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French passenger develops symptoms after evacuation from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

Photo courtesy of Anadolu. A French passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak led to the deaths of three people and infected several others, showed symptoms during a repatriation flight Sunday from Spanish islands. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said one of five French nationals evacuated from the ship showed…

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