Day: September 10, 2024

BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation-Cordillera Administrative Region (PhilHealth-CAR) on Tuesday said it has enrolled 1,622,607 members as of July, already 87 percent of the target this year. There are now 203,728 members in Abra; Apayao has 94,671; Benguet, 442,401; Baguio City, 439,779; Ifugao, 144,872; Kalinga, 158,758; and Mountain Province, 138,398. The enrolled 854,945 are direct-paying members, indirect contributors or subsidized by the municipal, provincial, city or national governments; while 767,662 are dependents. ‘We target the enrollment of 1,862,659 million up to the end of 2024 to ensure that no Filipino will be left behind in availing health

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the efficacy of the AVAC live vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) after five fatalities and one morbidity out of the 41 vaccinated hogs were reported in Lobo as of Sept. 9. ‘For me, to say hindi (It’s not) effective, it’s not scientific. Kasi kailangan we have to observe all other pigs na babakunahan natin (We need to observe all pigs that we will vaccinate),’ DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Poultry Constante Palabrica said in an interview. ‘All this data will be accumulated by the FDA (Food and

KUALA LUMPUR, Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin died last night in the United Kingdom (UK) at the age of 74. His death was confirmed by his brother, Raja Idris, through a post on social media this morning. “It is with great sadness that I am informing you that my loving brother Raja Petra Kamarudin has just passed away at 11.26 pm UK time on Monday Sept 9, 2024 in Manchester, UK. “May Allah SWT place him among the martyrs and the soleheen. Amen ya Rabbal alamin,” according to the message. Born on Sept 27, 1950 in Surrey, England, he ran the

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia was in positive territory in early trade, tracking the upward movement of the US stock market which on Monday clawed back some of the losses from its worst week in almost a year and a half. At 9.05 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.85 points to 1,653.34 from yesterday’s close of 1,651.49. The benchmark index opened 2.31 points weaker at 1,653.80. Across the broader market, gainers led losers 245 to 89, with 252 counters unchanged, 1,869 untraded and six suspended. Turnover totalled 128.21 million units valued at RM81.72 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn

SHANGHAI, GEESATCOM, China’s private equivalent to ‘Starlink,’ has achieved a major milestone in its satellite network project. On September 6, 2024, at 2:30 AM, GEESATCOM successfully launched its third orbital plane from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. This launch deployed 10 satellites, all of which entered their designated orbits and are operating normally. Source: BERNAMA News Agency