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PH ACHIEVED MILESTONES AT COP28 — YULO LOYZAGA

The Philippines achieved significant milestones, playing a key role in operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund and the Santiago Network, throughout the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai. These accomplishments encompassed successful negotiations, policy advancements, and international collaborations, reflecting the country’s commitment to urgent […]

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T.I.P. CREATES REHAB DEVICE FOR STROKE PATIENTS

What started as a thesis project for a group of Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) electronics engineering (ECE) graduates turned into a promising rehabilitation device that seeks to aid recovering stroke patients.  T.I.P. Quezon City alumni Joanna Keith Ildefonso, Orwell Orit, Liezl Lalaine Patrimonio, and Keanu Readova developed their project called “HandMATE,” which recently won “Best […]

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LEE: IMPLEMENT 30% HIKE IN ALL PHILHEALTH BENEFITS

New Year, more benefits.  This is the what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hopes to provide millions of Filipinos as he urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to apply the 30% increase in all its benefits and coverage. In October last year, Lee wrote PhilHealth recommending a 20% to 30% increase in all […]

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CSC: NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING GOV’T WORKERS

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers through its Regional Offices, with the online submission deadline set for 31 March 2024. As part of the government’s rewards and incentives mechanism under the Honor Awards Program (HAP), the annual search aims to recognize civil servants who […]

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DETECT FATTY LIVER DISEASE EARLY – ANAKALUSUGAN

AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes wants more programs to promote early detection and prevention of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is a potentially fatal condition with no symptoms at the early stages. This is why many people are unaware that they have it until it’s too late,” he said. NAFLD is […]

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GOV’T ASSURES SUPPORT TO BOOST 2024 RICE YIELD

Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is optimistic that the country’s rice production would further improve this year despite a prolonged dry spell, as palay producers are expected to receive at least P31 billion in support from the national government under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).  A total of P30,889,904,000 has been allocated […]

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CUA TO LOCAL EXECS: ENFORCE BAN ON FIRECRACKERS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged his fellow local leaders to continue implementing an executive order banning firecrackers to protect their constituents from undue harm that these may cause. “Executive Order 28 Series of 2017 which limits firecracker use to community displays is still in effect, […]

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Science & Technology

T.I.P. WINS AWARD FOR ‘EDIBLE CUTLERIES’ PROPOSAL

Six aspiring engineers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) Quezon City recently won third place in the 2023 Swiss Innovation Prize “Sustainability” category for pitching “edible cutleries” as a viable solution against plastic pollution. Inspired by eco-friendly materials already being produced in other countries, the students collectively known as “Edgetec” submitted a research […]

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CUA HAILS OPENING OF 2 HIV TREATMENT HUBS IN CAR

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua on Monday hailed the opening of two new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), as he highlighted the need for more treatment areas across the country amid an increase in the number of infected Filipinos. “Our government is taking active steps […]

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LEE TO GOV’T: PROTECT PH INTERESTS IN WEST PH SEA

The government must prioritize the protection of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as this directly affects the Philippines’ food security, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Wednesday. The Bicolano lawmaker issued the call in the wake of the back-to-back water cannon incidents in the WPS by the China Coast Guard (CCG). “We must […]