More suspected pertussis cases monitored in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD: The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental has sent specimens of six more suspected pertussis or whooping cough cases for confirmation to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on …

EXPRESS BUS TICKETS FOR RAYA AT TBS SELLING FAST, TICKETS TO EAST COAST SOLD OUT – LOKE

KUALA LUMPUR, Out of about 330,000 express bus tickets available at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) for the upcoming Hari Raya holiday, 220,000 have been sold, while tickets to the east coast are already sold out, said Transport Minister Anthony Lok…

Sandigan junks Palawan engineers’ appeal in Malampaya graft raps

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has denied the motions for reconsideration filed by three former Palawan officials charged in 2017 in connection with alleged irregularities in 210 public projects involving PHP1.585 billion in royalties from the Malampaya-Ca…

TAMU DESA PROJECT IN SABAH, SARAWAK TO KICK OFF IN APRIL – RAMANAN

KUALA LUMPUR, The Tamu Desa project in the rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak is set to kick off this April, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) Deputy Minister Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan.

He said the project with UDA Holding as th…

Surigao Sur guv debunks death rumors

BUTUAN: Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel condemned those behind the “fake news” of his death being spread on social media.

Online rumors circulating mainly on Facebook claimed that the governor died on April 1 due to lung cancer.

‘I want …

KING GRANTS AUDIENCE TO FAHMI, DZULKEFLY

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today granted an audience to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad at Istana Negara.

According to a post on His Majesty’s Facebook page, befo…

DOH cites importance of urgent care facilities for poor

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday underscored the importance of “intermediate” health facilities where prompt care for illnesses and injuries could be given particularly to the poor across the country.

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa…