DOH opens 1st urgent care, ambulatory service center in PH

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday opened the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in the Philippines in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga.

‘The DOH was inspired by the concept of the LAB For All project, headed by First…

PH, Japan troops boost disaster response via cooperation project

MANILA: The Philippine Army (PA) announced Wednesday that it had deployed a 12-member contingent to the 3rd Japan-Philippine Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Cooperation Project in Tokyo, Japan.

PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala…

Shear line-affected families in CamNorte get cash aid from DSWD

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has provided cash assistance worth a total of PHP2.8 million to fisherfolk affected by the shear line in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte.

A shear line is the convergence of the …

OCD: Q1 nat’l quake drill set March 25

MANILA: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has announced that the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) for the first quarter of this year will be held on March 25.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday night, the agency called on the public to join…

PH to hit first $40-B ITBPM revenue in 2024

MANILA: The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) is eyeing to hit its first USD40 billion revenue this 2024.

IBPAP president and chief executive officer Jack Madrid said the IT and business process manage…

DBM OKs release of P212.77-M for BARMM social welfare ministry

MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has authorized the release of nearly PHP213 million for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

In a statement on We…

New BARMM towns from April plebiscite to elect officials in 2025 polls

MANILA: The new towns that would emerge from the ratification of their creation through a plebiscite in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) would be able to elect their first officials in next year’s midterm elections.

“In cas…