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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office helped over 70,000 Filipinos with almost P450 million in medical aid through its Medical Access Program for the third quarter of the year, PCSO Chairman Junie E. Cua said. “Patuloy pong katuwang ang PCSO ng mga kababayan nating nangangailangan ng tulong. Para sa 3rd quarter ng 2023, umabot sa 71,302 […]
Over 500 barangay officials, local government leaders and development partners from across the country joined the Barangay Leaders Resilience Forum, aimed at strengthening local disaster management and resilience against climate change impacts. The forum also commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the passage of the Local Government Code of the Philippines which recognizes local government units […]
Three years after it launched its landmark river cleanup and flood mitigation initiative–which has led to the removal of over 3 million metric tons of silt and solid wastes from the Pasig, Tullahan, and San Juan Rivers–San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is setting its sights on a more ambitious goal: Cleaning up and rehabilitating three major […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of San Miguel Foods’ Magnolia Poultry Farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur- the country’s largest poultry facility and the first of 12 mega farms the company will build across the country. The poultry farm, which can produce up to 80 million birds per year, equivalent to 200 million […]
The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity (APB) -University of the Philippines College of Law and Libra Law (Libarios and Partners) present SIYASAT 2023: the 3rd Ditto Sarmiento Journalism Cup Media Forum and Closing Ceremony, happening on OCTOBER 13, FRIDAY, at the UP Institute of Biology Auditorium. The Ditto Sarmiento Journalism Cup (DSJC) is one of the […]
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua hailed the Philippine contingent to the 2023 Asian Games for their “heroic campaign,” which yielded the country’s strongest showing in nearly three decades. “Congratulations to our athletes for their heroic campaign. Our country owes its gratitude to you for your proud efforts to carry our flag,” Cua […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes wants the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to be liable for failing to protect the personal information of its members. He likewise scored Philhealth officials for blaming government procurement rules for its failure to update its antivirus systems. According to PhilHealth, it has yet to determine the number of […]
Government should not make life more difficult for struggling public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators who want to participate in the government’s PUV modernization program. This was the main point made by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he urged the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), the Development Bank of the Philippines […]
Five teams represented both campuses of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) at the recent 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering Operations and Management (IEOM) and prevailed in their respective competitions. Leading the list of podium finishers this year is the group who designed a technology-enabled service, where students may lease essential devices […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes is urging the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to use what remains of their questionable P340 million advertising budget for 2023 to help Filipinos suffering from psoriasis. “Instead of using its budget on advertisements, we are urging PCSO to focus on charity and help people with medical needs such […]