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DFA welcomes Croatian foreign minister on historic 1st visit to Manila

Manila, Oct. 13 -- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Monday welcomed Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman to Manila. This marked the... Read More


Over 5K families get housing COEs under 4 proclamations

Manila, Oct. 10 -- More than 5,000 families long waiting for land tenure security are set to receive Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) under four presidential proclamations, the Department of Human S... Read More


Culture, religion, poverty drive child marriage in Sulu, Tawi-Tawi

Manila, Oct. 7 -- Cultural and religious norms, poverty and weak law enforcement continue to drive cases of child marriage in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Philippi... Read More


DOH keen on making 'ghost' health centers functional

Manila, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Health (DOH) is looking into ways to make so-called "ghost" or non-operational health centers fully functional as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the country'... Read More


Bukidnon poverty rate down to 27%, further local action urged

Manila, Oct. 7 -- Despite a modest drop in its poverty rate, Bukidnon remains among the poorest provinces in the Philippines, with 27 percent of its population still living in poverty, slightly down f... Read More


DHSUD, LandBank forge partnership for online payment integration

Manila, Oct. 6 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is partnering with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) in a significant move toward modernizing government s... Read More


Rehab of 5 damaged heritage churches; help for tourism workers assured

Manila, Oct. 6 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Central Visayas has identified several heritage structures and tourist sites severely damaged by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the provi... Read More


Tighter enforcement vs. vapes, cigs urged as youth smoking doubles

Manila, Oct. 5 -- With youth smoking rates in the Philippines doubling in just two years, public health advocates are calling for urgent and targeted enforcement measures to stop the spread of illegal... Read More


PhilHealth eases access to orthopedic implants for Cebu quake victims

Manila, Oct. 5 -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said Wednesday it has granted the provisional contracting of its Z Benefits for orthopedic implants in response to the devastating ... Read More


DOH raises 'Code White' as Paolo makes landfall

MANILA, Oct. 3 -- The Department of Health (DOH) has raised a Code White alert even before Typhoon Paolo made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela on Friday morning. In a public advisory, the DOH Central O... Read More