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DOT chief eyes greater opportunities for PH-India tourism cooperation August 4, 2025, 10:15 pm MANILA - Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco joined President Ferdinand R.
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public anew against the dangers of leptospirosis, a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection. In the past weeks, parts of the country ...
MANILA – The Philippines' proposed National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) 2020-2040 is setting a target of 35 percent share of renewable energy (RE) in the power generation mix by 2030 and 50 ...
MANILA – As the nation observes National Women’s Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday renewed its call to the public to report cases of violence against women ...
MANILA – About 70 Filipinos die daily from tuberculosis (TB), a serious illness caused by bacteria affecting the lungs. In her speech during the World TB Day Friday, Department of Health Officer in ...
MANILA – Naval and air force units from the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States are conducting the 6th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) at the country's exclusive ...
AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (PNA photo by Priam Nepomuceno) MANILA – The Horizon 3 phase of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP) will focus on improving the ...
MANILA – The Congress on Wednesday proclaimed former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the country's new president and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as vice president following the fastest ...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has proposed declaring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a national public health emergency amid the 500-percent increase in the number of cases among the ...
MANILA – Construction of the PHP2.37-billiion, 62-megawatt peak solar power plant in Ajuy, Iloilo started Friday, eventually boosting power capacity in Panay Island while reducing reliance on fossil ...
MANILA – The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Friday said there were a total of 10,004 cybercrime complaints filed with their office in 2024, more than three times the 3,317 ...
MANILA – Child marriage is now a public crime under a new law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11596, also known as An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and ...