Generic drug substitution is expected to increase once the executive order (EO) that would impose a cap on prices of lifesaving medicines has been signed.
In a report, a unit of Fitch Group, Fitch Solutions Macro Research, said while the measure is a threat to …
Read MoreThe Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has opened a new public transport route each for Cebu City and Valencia, Negros Oriental under the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Eduardo Montealto Jr., regional director of LTFRB in …
Read MoreTrade Secretary Ramon Lopez said his department is preparing livelihood assistance to help entrepreneurs affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.
On the sidelines of an event here Thursday, Lopez said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aims to disburse PHP50 million worth of microfinance …
Read MoreThe Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is ready to assist and provide scholarships to repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, Secretary Isidro LapeAa confirmed on Thursday.
"TESDA is ready for the possible, untimely return of OFWs, numbering to thousands as …
Read MoreSave the Children Philippines on Tuesday vowed to assist children who were affected and displaced due to the eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas.
The commitment was made by Alberto Muyot, chief executive officer for Save the Children Philippines, as the group sent a team …
Read MoreShowing their solidarity and support to families severely affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, Philippine Army commander Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay together with Army reservists distributed relief goods to evacuees in Sto. Tomas, Batangas Tuesday.
PA spokesperson Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, in a …
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Read MoreCatholic churches under the Archdiocese of Manila will hold a second collection in all Masses for the victims of Taal Volcano's eruption.
In solidarity with our bringers and sisters who are affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle …
Read MoreVegetable farmers and traders here supplying highland vegetables to Metro Manila will meet with Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Wednesday to ask him to allow them to bring products to Divisoria from January 17 to 19.
Farmers and truckers were alarmed with the …
Read MoreApplicants for various jobs at the fledging Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have reached some 160,000 to date, a regional official said Tuesday.
The figure is culled from the online Bangsamoro Job Portal where some 2,000 jobs are up for grabs depending on …
Read MoreA total of 13 Filipino repatriates from Baghdad and Erbil are expected to arrive in Manila on Wednesday afternoon, days after tensions rose in the region and the Philippine government ordered a mandatory evacuation in Iraq.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the first …
Read MoreLocal officials and heads of offices of the city government have expressed their support to Clean as You Go (CLAYGO) method in ensuring cleanliness in Iloilo City.
Headed by Mayor Jerry P. TreAas, the expression of commitment started with a pledge and signing of commitment …
Read MoreThe first cooperative transport group to adopt the government's public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) in the city said Tuesday it was willing to sit down with drivers and operators who are opposed to its operations here.
Oro Transport Service Cooperative (Orotsco) started its dry-run …
Read MoreOver 7 million learners were affected by the Taal Volcano eruption over the weekend, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported Wednesday.
In a statement, the DepEd said 7,094,165 learners in 7,542 schools belonging to 57 divisions under four regions were affected since classes were suspended …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13) said over PHP788.7 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated by police authorities in 585 drug operations conducted in 2019.
A total of 597 illegal drug personalities were also arrested during the operations last year.
The report …
Read MoreIt is high time for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to wake up and realize that disgruntled and discredited individuals are tainting President Rodrigo Duterte's reputation for their own benefit, MalacaAang said on Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after lawyer Jude Sabio …
Read MoreThousands of devotees and visitors are expected to gather anew in a seaside village here on Wednesday to pay homage to SeAor Sto. NiAo de Bula and witness a traditional fluvial procession along the Sarangani Bay in line with its annual feast.
Roel Granfon, 2020 …
Read MoreA power firm operating in Bukidnon has donated a school facility made of repurposed container van.
Hedcor, the hydropower renewable energy arm of AboitizPower, converted a container van into a day care learning space for pre-school children amounting to PHP700,000.
In a statement Tuesday, the …
Read MoreThe Province of Davao Oriental will soon have a world-class sports complex situated at the province's newly acquired 12-hectare property in Barangay Don Martin Marundan, Mati City.
During the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said the PHP1.2-billion facility structures will be built in …
Read MoreAt least 12 medical supply stores along Bambang Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila have been slapped with notices of violation for selling overpriced N95 masks, the Department of Trade (DTI) and industry said on Wednesday.
DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said the allowable price range for …
Read MoreSuraiya Buisan, the secretary of Barangay Babag, Bubuan Island, Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan, is dismayed upon seeing her office in total disarray, when she visited the village Monday (Jan. 13, 2020) a week after a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front attack another MNLF community in …
Read MoreA lawyer who was shot in broad daylight at his residence succumbed to complications of his injuries 10 days after the incident in Barangay Daro here.
Col. Julian Entoma, provincial police director of Negros Oriental, said a relative of the lawyer who asked not to …
Read More- As Taal Volcano's unrest continues, the number of families affected in the Southern Tagalog region has continued to climb.
In its 6 a.m. Wednesday update, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that the calamity has so far affected 12,486 families.…
Read MoreMore than 200 persons, including 16 on the police watch list, were arrested as various firearms and deadly weapons and illegal drugs were seized in operations in Nueva Ecija for the first 12 days of the year.
Brig. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia, director of the Police …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Wednesday announced that three lucky lotto bettors became new millionaires in just two days after winning its lotto draws this month.
PCSO General Manager Royina Garma said a lucky bettor from Mandaluyong guessed the winning combination 16-17-05-30-29-21 of …
Read MoreThe Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is closely monitoring the situation in Wuhan, China following an outbreak of pneumonia just weeks ahead of the Asia and Oceania boxing qualifier for this year's Tokyo Olympics.
Ed Picson, secretary-general of ABAP, said those from …
Read MoreThe Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is getting a PHP20.612-billion budget for infrastructure projects this year, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways said.
Engr. Clifton Valencerina, chief of the Construction Division of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in CAR …
Read MoreFrom the word itself which means true, genuine and pure in the local BatangueAo dialect, the start of a new decade spelled real disaster for the town of Taal with the eruption of the volcano to which it shares its name with.
Beyond the faces …
Read MoreTo step up its effort in proper waste management, the Iloilo Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO) will soon set up a standard and uniform trash bins in every office in the capitol.
This, as the capitol will serve as a model on proper waste …
Read MoreAn official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on Wednesday warned the faithful against scammers who are using names of some bishops or their dioceses.
Fr. Marvin Mejia, CBCP secretary-general, urged the public to be very vigilant against this scheme of unscrupulous individuals …
Read MoreBatangas II Electric Cooperative Inc. (BATELEC II) has restored power in 15 out of 90 barangays in Tanauan City, Talisay, and Laurel in Batangas that were affected by the Taal Volcano eruption, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported on Wednesday.
According to DOE, some 150,000 …
Read More� A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday expressed support to President Rodrigo Duterte's position to regulate the number of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in the Philippines.
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap said imposing restrictions to this emerging industry is necessary after several reports of …
Read MoreJustice Samuel Gaerlan took his oath before Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta as the 187th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Before his appointment to the High Court, Gaerlan was an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals (CA).
His judicial career started on July 1, …
Read MoreThe Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is stepping up security preparations for the 2020 Bacolaodiat Festival from January 31 to February 2.
Lt. Col. Lester Leada, chief of BCPO Operations Branch, said on Thursday that he met with the event secretariat, which includes the Bacolod …
Read MoreMalacaAang on Thursday said it will let legal process run its course following allegations that state regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) allegedly colluded with Maynilad and Manila Water by relieving them from paying corporate income taxes, allowing them to rake in more profits.…
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) is closely monitoring influenza-like illnesses amid concern on the mysterious pneumonia-causing virus in China.
In an interview Thursday, Roderick Boyd Cerro, chief of the DOH regional epidemiology and surveillance unit, said surveillance officers in hospitals …
Read MoreDefense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has been named chairperson of a special working panel that will oversee the evacuation and possible repatriation of Filipinos from the Middle East amid tensions between the US and Iran, MalacaAang said on Thursday.
The Executive Secretary has directed the Secretary …
Read MoreThe Provincial Board of Antique is pushing for the creation of the Provincial Renewable Energy Council as Vice Governor Edgar Denosta on Thursday sponsored a resolution banning coal-fired power plants in the province.
Denosta, in sponsoring Resolution Expressing Vehement Opposition and the Banning of the …
Read MoreQuiapo Church rector, Msgr. Hernando Coronel on Thursday said the Traslacion or the procession of the Black Nazarene went on smoothly particularly at its start from the Quirino Grandstand until before the foot of Ayala Bridge.
He added that the annual activity which marks the …
Read MoreThe Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it will upgrade the inter-agency database of completed and pending criminal case reflecting developments in the implementation of Republic Act 10592 on the expanded good conduct time allowance (GTCA)for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
Representatives from the …
Read MoreThe Philippine and the Japanese government on Thursday have signed diplomatic notes for the additional financing of a project, which seeks to reinforce major bridges in Metro Manila against earthquakes.
Tokyo, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, will provide a supplemental loan amount of 4.409 …
Read MoreMalacaAang expressed outrage over the killing of two persons, allegedly former Batangas 2nd District Rep. Edgar Mendoza and his aide, in Tiaong town, Quezon on Thursday.
Reports showed that the two victims were killed before their bodies were burned inside a Honda Civic that was …
Read MoreA lawmaker at the House of Representatives is calling for the passage of a measure seeking to protect consumers against security threats in parking spaces, as well as regulate the imposition of unreasonable and exorbitant parking fees.
Valenzuela Rep. Wes Gatchalian made the call on …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed hope that the Traslacion or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene would motivate Filipinos to seek "greater progress" in the country.
The Chief Executive issued the statement, as he acknowledged that the devotion to the Nazareno, which reaches …
Read More- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has moved closer to putting the officers and promoters of Kapa-Community Ministry International (KAPA) behind bars with the filing of criminal charges against the scamming group.
In separate information filed with the Bislig City Regional Trial Court Branch …
Read MoreThe Eastern Samar provincial government is seeking at least PHP9.02-billion budget to finance various projects from 2021 to 2023 intended to boost the disaster resilience of the province.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional director Meylene Rosales said on Wednesday the Regional Development Council …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte will not tolerate the use of any single peso in the PHP4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 for personal gain.
This was among the provisions to specific conditions stipulated in the President's message on the 2020 national budget.
Duterte reminded government officials and …
Read MoreThe government has moved the completion target for the PHP80-million San Juanico Bridge Aesthetic Lighting Project to summer this year, citing lack of materials in the past few months.
Department of Tourism (DOT) 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Karina Rosa Tiopes told reporters on Tuesday that …
Read MoreGeothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has vowed to continue to reforest Mt. Talinis in Negros Oriental as part of its massive greening efforts of the entire Negros Island.
Last year, EDC personnel planted native trees in the Mt. Talinis range and hopes to …
Read MoreThe five westernmost bridges crossing the Pasig River in Manila will be closed during the annual procession of the Black Nazarene on Thursday.
A document released by Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson, on Monday said the Del Pan Bridge, Jones …
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