Excluded 4Ps beneficiaries in Bicol appeal for reinstatement

The ‘poorest of the poor’ beneficiaries stricken off the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash transfer asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development-5 (DSWD-Bicol) to review the list. In an interview on Monday, Jessica Buendia, DSWD…

1 of 4 kids under 5 years old stunted: DOH

The country remains to have high levels of child stunting with 26.7 percent or one in every four children under 5 years old being shorter for their age, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Speaking at the national launch for the Philippine Pla…

Protein eyed for future neurodegenerative disease treatments

Israeli scientists have identified a protein that could potentially unlock treatments for neurodegenerative diseases by facilitating nerve cell repair in the peripheral nervous system. A chance discovery by a team of researchers at the Weizmann Instit…