The United Senior Citizens Party-list has vowed to implement provisions of the Constitution that will promote the economic welfare of the elders. In a statement released by the group on Saturday, it emphasized that the law has enough provisions that can ensure the well-being of senior citizens. “If we are to review our Constitution, we will discover that it has enough power to ensure the welfare of our senior citizens, we just need to implement them properly,” the party-list group’s second nominee, Roleo Ignacio, said in the media release. He cited Article II, Section 9 of the 1986 Constitution, which

Eleven countries in the World Health Organization European Region and the US have reported at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children and young people, the WHO said on Saturday. Cases have been reported in the UK (114), Spain (13), Israel (12), the US (9), Denmark (6), Ireland (5), the Netherlands (4), Italy (4), Norway (2), France (2), Romania (1), and Belgium (1), a WHO statement said. The hepatitis, an inflation of the liver, had raised speculation in the medical arena that the cases could be triggered by a new strain of adenovirus or even Covid-19.

Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he will develop a comprehensive internet-based Disaster Risk Information Roadmap as part of his program to protect the general population and environment from the ill-effects of natural disasters, if elected in the May 9 polls. In a statement, Marcos said he is planning to replicate and use as a model the United Nation Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) system. The UNDRR has comprehensive information on all dimensions of disaster risk, including hazards, exposure, vulnerability and capacity, related to persons, communities, organizations and countries and their assets. Marcos said the roadmap will be implemented through

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have vaccinated almost their entire force against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). As of data released Sunday, 224,573 out of 224,305 members of the PNP, or 99.67 percent, have completed their primary doses. Of the total, 219,648 cops or 98.24 percent have received booster doses. The remaining ones are partially vaccinated (278 or 0.13 percent) or unvaccinated (454 or 0.20 percent). No new cases were recorded Sunday, leaving the number of active infections at two. The PNP Health Office data showed 48,863 cases were recorded since the

President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a “bolder vision” and “urgent action” to solve water-related issues in the Asia-Pacific region, saying developing countries like the Philippines still face challenges to ensure people’s universal access to safe, affordable and accessible water. In a video message during the heads of states and government meeting at the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Kumamoto City on Saturday, Duterte said countries in Asia-Pacific and its partners must forge “a strong alliance” to address water woes in the region. “Excellencies, now is the time for bolder vision and urgent action. We need to decide wisely for