The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is convinced that more medical attention should be provided to mothers and their babies, especially in the latter’s first 1,000 days which are deemed to be the most critical part by health practitioners. POPCOM Officer-In-Charge and Executive Director (OIC-ED) Lolito Tacardon expressed hope on Wednesday that the government can go back to providing adequate services for health concerns other than those that are related the coronavirus disease 2019, such as maternal, infant, and child health, now that the country is recovering from the pandemic. This, after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
North Korea’s military said Wednesday it fired artillery shots overnight into maritime buffer zones near the inter-Korean border as a “serious warning” over South Korea’s ongoing military drills. In a statement, a spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said the North’s military launched a “threatening and warning” fire as its “powerful military countermeasure” against South Korea’s military exercises. The spokesperson also called on the South to immediately stop “reckless and inciting provocations” that have raised military tensions on the peninsula, according to the English-language statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos is expected to meet with the Philippine business community on Thursday to discuss his administration’s plans and initiatives to sustain the country’s economic growth. Marcos will present the government’s economic agenda during his participation in the closing ceremony of the two-day 48th Philippine Business Conference and Exposition (PBC&E), which will be held at the Fiesta Pavilion of the Manila Hotel. This will be the first time Marcos will attend the PBC&E organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), which was designated as the “sole official representative and voice of the entire
Northern Police District (NPD) operatives seized PHP12 million worth of marijuana from two high-value targets in a buy-bust in Caloocan City on Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, identified the suspects as John Kenneth Hernay, 30; and Grant Gallano, 24 who were nabbed during the operation by the NPD Drug Enforcement Unit at a fast food chain’s parking lot in Barangay 8 at around 9:25 a.m. The suspects yielded five pieces of bricks wrapped with brown packaging tape containing dried leaves and fruiting tops of marijuana; 29 pieces of bricks wrapped with
Himamaylan City Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr. said on Wednesday the Philippine Army has already cleared the encounter sites in Barangay Carabalan, paving the way for the remaining evacuees to go home after almost two weeks of staying in evacuation centers due to a series of clashes between government troops and communist rebels. “The Philippine Army has informed the Incident Management Team (IMT) that Sitios Medel, Campaya, and Sig-ang have already been cleared,” the mayor said in a statement. Displaced residents from these areas have sought temporary shelter at the Regional Evacuation Center, Barangay 1 gymnasium and the
The 2022 Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX), the third one held during a pandemic, kicked off Wednesday, renewing optimism on more business and leisure travels into the country. PHITEX 2022 is the largest government-led business-to-business (B2B) travel trade event and is expected to generate around PHP50 million to PHP60 million in bookings. Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) of the Philippines Chief Operating Officer, Maria Margarita Nograles, said the event is timely as more borders reopen. “I have high hopes for the many successes we will soon see as tourism picks up steam, with PHITEX serving as one of the
