Obesity and overweight are alarmingly on the rise in Bangladesh, particularly among children and adolescents, owing to the rapid spread of fast-food culture and changing lifestyles, experts and guardians viewed on the eve of World Obesity Day observed globally on Friday. According to a joint study published in 2014 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), obesity affects 1.4 percent of children under the age of five in Bangladesh. Besides, 17.9 percent of children in the South Asian delta nation of nearly 170 million people are obese, while the same problem among adolescents is

Vice Presidential aspirant Sara Duterte underscored the importance of education as a way out of poverty during a visit with a family in an urban poor community in Barangay 105 here on Saturday. Ronald Abriol and his wife Analyn hosted the unexpected visitor as Sara dropped by in an urban poor relocation compound here. The Abriols have been garbage keepers for almost 20 years and have been sustaining the family’s basic needs with their meager income for their eight children, including triplets. Analyn shared her struggles with Sara, hoping that the vice presidential aspirant would help them resolve their problem.

A total of 1,636 persons have been arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday. Those nabbed include 1,589 civilians, 23 security guards, 15 police officers, and nine military personnel. A total of 1,516 police operations yielded 1,268 firearms, 7,106 pieces of ammunition, and 586 deadly weapons. Citing its latest data, the PNP said the top five regions with arrested violators are the National Capital Region with 536, Central Visayas (171), Central Luzon (116), Calabarzon (173), and Western Visayas (93). The Comelec Resolution No. 10728 prohibits bearing, carrying, or transporting firearms

The Department of Health on Sunday recorded 870 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,433 more recoveries. From 49,374 active cases the day before, the tally is down to 48,793 active cases, of which 44,131 are mild, 2,693 are moderate, 401 are asymptomatic, 1,279 are severe, and 289 are critical. Recovered cases have reached 3,561,726 or 97.1 percent of 3,667,542 confirmed infections two years since the pandemic began. “Of the 870 reported cases today, 799 (92 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 21 to March 6, 2022,” the DOH reported. The regions with the most

A lone bettor from Rizal bagged the PHP12.5-million jackpot of the Lotto 6/42 draw on Saturday night. In an advisory on Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the bettor guessed the winning combination 18-34-33-39-11-36 for PHP12,537,017. The ticket was purchased in Taytay. The bettor can claim the check at the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City upon presentation of the winning ticket and two identification cards. Lotto winnings of more than PHP10,000 shall be subject to a 20-percent tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. Seven others won PHP24,000 each for guessing five out of