
DoH preps extra hospital beds amid ‘lepto’ rise
Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Edwin Mercado said Tuesday that state-run hospitals in Metro Manila have up to 42 beds currently available for…
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Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Edwin Mercado said Tuesday that state-run hospitals in Metro Manila have up to 42 beds currently available for…
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Motorists face another round of higher pump prices this week, with regular diesel in Metro Manila potentially reaching nearly P100 per liter as tight global…
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The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is mounting an "all-out" effort to address urban flooding and improper waste disposal through expanded…
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The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) raised the possibility of geoblocking social media platforms in the Philippines, including…
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The continuous expansion of urban areas in Metro Manila is among the factors contributing to major flooding in the region, according to the Metropolitan Manila…
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CAGAYAN VALLEY — Police arrested 147 individuals and seized more than 12,000 board feet of illegally sourced timber worth P812,825 in a weeklong crackdown on…
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A 31-year-old woman and her two children, aged nine and four, were found dead inside a silver multipurpose vehicle in a vacant lot in Barangay Talacsan, San…
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Beyond getting water out of the city, we should also think about giving people somewhere to get out of the way. A place for people and property to reach safety…
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Floodwaters across the National Capital Region (NCR) are receding significantly faster than in past years, demonstrating the effectiveness of ongoing…
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Police arrested a 34-year-old burglary suspect Thursday after officers tracked his location using the active GPS feature on a stolen iPad.
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The land donation by the Villar family for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Cavite Extension will help reduce commuting costs for workers traveling from…
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The government will build and upgrade 13 pumping stations across Metro Manila by the end of the year or early 2027 to manage increasing rainfall caused by…
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In those six hours, I could have reached Baguio, with a stopover or two. Instead, I barely moved around San Juan.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government’s efforts at flood control could not fully keep pace with the increasingly intense rainfall…
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As my vehicle struggled through the waist-deep flood, I found myself stuck in traffic for two hours on Visayas Avenue in Quezon City with the water continuing…
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The crime of illegal gun possession is getting harder to enforce with today’s technology that can instantly produce a weapon at home.
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GENEVA (AFP) — Only 40 percent of health care facilities worldwide met basic sanitation standards in 2025, while 11 percent had no sanitation services at all,…
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Nicolas Torre III defended the agency’s response to severe monsoon flooding that stranded…
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