Iloilo: The Iloilo provincial government has announced plans to enhance rice distribution throughout its 42 municipalities and one component city, utilizing PHP299 million from the Local Government Support Fund. The rice will be procured directly from…
Manila: Health officials are recalibrating the Universal Health Care (UHC) program’s financing and implementation roadmap toward 2028, with PhilHealth targeting a further reduction in Filipinos’ out-of-pocket medical spending and the Department of Hea…
Zamboanga city: Authorities have arrested a barangay official and seized firearms, ammunition, and more than PHP2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a predawn law enforcement operation Friday in this city. Arrested was ‘Mahmud,’ a councilor of …
Manila: Air Quality Index reports indicate ‘good’ PM10 and PM2.5 levels across all monitoring stations in Metro Manila on Friday, while several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao experienced ‘acutely unhealthy’ PM2.5 levels due to haze affecting parts …
Batac city: For many Filipino families, the decision to go to a hospital has never been only about illness. It has also been about money. Such is the case for both seniors Adoracion Quinto, 79, from Currimao, Ilocos Norte, and Glory Gaspar, a resident…
