A measure seeking the creation of a hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to provide better access to and higher quality of healthcare for them and their families hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. During a hearing on Wednesday, the House Committee on Health, chaired by Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr., approved the […]
Continue ReadingTwo of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) premier stealth fighter aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor” along with its Boeing KC-135 “Stratotanker” aircraft, landed and visited Clark Air Base, Pampanga for a so-called bilateral fighter “subject matter expert exchange” (SMEE) on March 13. In a statement Wednesday, Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesperson Col. Ma. […]
Continue ReadingSome areas in the country will continue to experience rain showers due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan” affecting Luzon and a low pressure area (LPA), the weather bureau said Thursday. The LPA last tracked 390 kilometers north of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 125 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar will bring scattered rain […]
Continue ReadingPhilippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said defense engagements between the PA and the US Army had been intensified. This came following a fellowship between PA and American military officials shortly after the opening of this year’s iteration of the “Salaknib” exercises last March 13. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The country’s information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) sector has reported a strong performance in 2022 through the addition of thousands of jobs and a jump in the sector’s revenues. In a statement Friday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the number of full-time employees in the IT-BPM […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The whole of Luzon and some parts of the Visayas will experience cloudy skies with rains brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” on Saturday. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with rains over Cagayan Valley, the Bicol Region, […]
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