Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed a law amending the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTE) as part of government efforts to expand access to affordable, quality higher education for Filipino students. Marc…
Mabalacat city: Police operatives seized 2.7 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP18.5 million and arrested five individuals in separate anti-drug operations in Pampanga, Iloilo, and Batangas, the Philippine National Police (PNP…
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…
Dateline: Baguio City: Leptospirosis cases in the Cordillera Administrative Region rose by 15% in the first eight months of the year. The Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) recorded 196 cases from January through August, u…
Manila: The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it is closely monitoring seven regions after an increase in leptospirosis cases during a 13-day period. Six other areas also breached the epidemic threshold twice in the past four weeks, data