Ilocos Norte hospital opens dialysis clinic for indigents in Nov

LAOAG CITY – At least 12 indigent patients will be catered to daily once the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital opens its first dialysis center in November.

The clinic will have six dialysis machines that will operate in two shifts from 7 …

Floods Inundate Jasin Again, 275 People Evacuated

MELAKA, Flood hit Jasin district again with 275 victims from 77 families evacuated to five relief centres (PPS), today.

The Melaka State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat, in a statement, stated that the five PPS are the Sekolah Meneng…

PSEi slightly up, peso weakens

Manila: The local stock market rebounded on Monday, while the peso closed weaker against the dollar.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 0.22 percent to 7,326.41 while All Shares also rose 0.24 percent to 4,024.72.

Except for Servi…

Five Held, Over 21 Kg Of Drugs Seized In Teluk Intan

IPOH, Police arrested five men and seized various drugs, weighing 21.87 kilogrammes, in a raid at a house in Chui Chak, Langkap near Teluk Intan, on Thursday.

Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said that the men, aged 30 to 47, believed to be in…

NCMF: Moro woman’s win in Qur’an reading abroad brings national pride

Manila: The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) on Monday took pride in Raihana Ambangala for securing second place in the female recital category of the 64th International Qur’an Recital and Memorization Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur, Mala…

Trader Cheated Of RM244,000 In Investment Scheme

KUANTAN, A trader was cheated out of RM244,000 after falling victim to a fraudulent online investment scheme that promised substantial returns.

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 35-year-old woman became interested in an investment…

P29/kg rice sold to vulnerable groups in Davao Sur

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur – About 600 vulnerable residents here availed of rice for just PHP29 per kilogram under the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice program on Monday.

The beneficiaries included members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progra…