Davao CHO seeks intensified catch-up vax vs. pertussis

DAVAO CITY: The City Health Office (CHO) is laying the groundwork for a periodic intensification of routine immunization for pertussis and other vaccine-preventable diseases in the last week of April, an official said Monday.

In an interview, CHO tec…

MAXIS CONTRIBUTES HARI RAYA FOOD BOXES FOR B40 FAMILIES

KUALA LUMPUR, The country’s leading integrated telco company, Maxis, distributed Hari Raya Aidilfitri food boxes for 200 B40 families in Lembah Pantai, here and Tanjong Tokong, Penang in the spirit of giving during the month of Ramadan.

Maxis Chief …

Tricycle drivers in Albay town to receive gov’t fuel subsidy

LEGAZPI CITY: Registered tricycle operators and drivers association (TODA) members in Camalig town, Albay province are expected to receive fuel subsidies from the national government to help them cope with the rising fuel prices.

In an interview on M…

ANOTHER VICTIM OF GERIK-JELI JRTB CRASH DIES

IPOH, The driver of a Toyota Innova multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) who sustained severe injuries in an accident that claimed the lives of a married couple at KM51.3, Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB), near Gerik, yesterday, has passed away.

Gerik dis…

NegOcc officials hail PBBM’s assurance of signing NIR bill into law

BACOLOD CITY: Top officials of Negros Occidental hailed the pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that he will sign into law the bill creating the Negros Island Region (NIR).

‘I think, I will sign it,’ the President said during an interv…

AIDILFITRI: PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE POPULAR CHOICE FOR BALIK KAMPUNG TRAVEL

KUALA LUMPUR, With two days left, the atmosphere of celebrating Aidilfitri is becoming more and more evident, especially at public transport terminals where many take the opportunity to return home for Hari Raya using public transport such as buses a…

Female cop, soldier face gunrunning charges in Cotabato

PIGCAWAYAN: The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (CIDG-BAR) filed gunrunning charges Monday against a female police officer and a soldier.

Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, director of CIDG-BAR, identified the suspe…