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Day: September 21, 2023

Alzheimer’s crisis: Every 3.2 seconds, new patient emerges

Every 3.2 seconds, a new person is added to the more than 55 million Alzheimer’s patients worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. According to the WHO data, there are more than 55 million Alzheimer’s patients in the world, and this number…

Comelec assures BSKE safety nets amid spending ban exemptions

Safeguards are in place amid the grant of exemptions to some of the administration’s social services spending as Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections draw near, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) executive said Thursday. During the Bagong Pili…

Senator calls for promotion of DOST technology innovations

Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday said fully utilizing the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) innovations on water technology could address the country’s water woes. Tolentino cited as examples the study conducted by the National Resear…

P6.5-M marijuana destroyed in 2-day operation

Government troops destroyed an estimated 32,585 fully grown marijuana plants worth PHP6.5 million in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) said on Thursday. Col. Carolina Lacuata, Public Information Offic…