‘Julian’ leaves P17.8-M initial damage to agri in La Union

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has recorded PHP17.8 million worth of initial damage to agriculture from Super Typhoon Julian.

Based on the report of the Office of the Provincial…

Water Supply Restored For 85 Pct Of Users In SPT, SPS – PBAPP

GEORGE TOWN, A total of 100,300 or 85 per cent of the 118,000 consumers affected by the scheduled water supply interruptions in Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) and Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) since Oct 4 have regained their water supply as of 10 am toda…

Taguig Mayor Cayetano seeks 2nd term

Manila: Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano vowed to further enhance the city’s services if she secures a fresh mandate in next year’s midterm elections.

Cayetano made the pledge as she filed her certificate of candidacy for a second term at Taguig Convention…

Pho festival helps promote Vietnam-RoK culture exchange

A Vietnam Pho festival was held in Seoul on October 5-6, aiming to further promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the people of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The festival attracted a large crowd of Vietnamese expatriate…

E. Visayas becoming ‘hotspot’ for illegal tobacco trade

TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas provinces are becoming hotspots for the trade of smuggled cigarettes in the central Philippines this year, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said in its report.

In the Visayas region, Biliran province has the …

NIOSH Introduces OPFA To Support Govt’s Effort To Address Mental Health Issues Among Civil Servants

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) fully supports efforts by the government to address mental health issues among civil servants.

It said the Occupational Psychology First Aid (OPFA) course to train civil …

DOH, DepEd launch Bakuna Eskwela vs. vaccine preventable diseases

Manila: The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday launched a school-based information program (SBIP) to protect school-age children from measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria and cervical cancer.

The program als…