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…
Manila: The Department of Health (DOH) is expanding the electronic processing of medical assistance to local government unit (LGU) hospitals after more than 32,000 patients were served in about a month under the digital system, Acting Health Secretary…
Manila: Alexandra Eala defeated Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova, 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the third round of the US Open at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. The No. 17 seed from the Philippines needed just 64 minutes to secure…
