Day: October 24, 2024

The Philippines is set to be the President-nominee of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025. This is after the 75th Regional Committee Meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific where member states in attendance gained consensus to nominate the Philippines. ‘Filipinos are recognized as bridge-builders in the international community. Our nomination by the Western Pacific Member States as WHA78 President is a recognition of our collective contribution and leadership in international health,’ Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said in a news release Thursday. ‘Thank you to our neighbors

The wrath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has forced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to call off its scheduled AFC Champions League 2 clash between Kaya Iloilo and Hong Kong Eastern on Thursday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The torrential rains brought about by the cyclone drenched the pitch so much that the local organizing committee had no other recourse but to push it to another day. Barring strong rains that could keep Rizal Memorial too flooded, the match has been moved to noon on Friday. In hopes that the weather would become better, Kaya Iloilo announced on

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday said all national roads leading to Baguio city are passable except Kennon Road, where a road slip at the Benguet side occurred. DPWH regional director Engineer Khadaffy Tanggol told the Philippine News Agency the department conducts 24-hour operations during calamities. ‘We only stop if we see the risk to our people. Rest assured that our personnel are on the ground with equipment of the government as well as those of the private contractors to help in road clearing and opening,’ he said. The director said they have pre-positioned equipment even

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday provided medical interventions in evacuation centers in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) in the Bicol region. The members of its Health Emergency Response Team from different regions distributed hygiene kits and medicines to the evacuees. Evacuees were also given medical consultations following the initial assessment of the evacuation centers. There is enough supply of disinfectants, chlorine granules, and aquatabs that are important in accessing clean water and sanitation in evacuation centers, it added. The agency said the local Emergency Operations Center at Patient Navigation Referral units are open 24/7 to

Around PHP486,127 worth of humanitarian assistance have been provided to families from the Cordillera who were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami). The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) said the assistance were provided with the help of local government units and other partners to 866 families comprised of 2,882 members, who are staying in 73 evacuation centers across the region. Provisions were also given to 294 families, composed of 1,037 individuals, who preferred to stay with friends or relatives, it said. The DSWD-CAR also reported that they have received at least