DAVAO CITY (September 24) --- As of September 19, over 500,000 Davaoeños received free medicines from Botika ng Bayan offices across the city, as reported by the City Health Office. The number of beneficiaries continues to expand, according to CHO Pharmacy Head Gemma Pujanes, R.N., RPh, who spoke at the ISpeak Media Forum. "Last year, 1,055,251 individuals were served by … [Read more...] about Botika ng Bayan serves over 500K Dabawenyos
Davao City opens first Senior Citizen Community Care Center
DAVAO CITY (September 24) – The local government, in partnership with national agencies, inaugurated on Monday the city’s first-ever Senior Citizen Community Care Center, a facility designed to provide health care, wellness programs, livelihood training, and access to government services for the elderly. Located at Block 3, Rojo-Aqua Street, Dacoville Subdivision in Dumoy, … [Read more...] about Davao City opens first Senior Citizen Community Care Center
BARMM promises aid to 61K flood victims in MagSur
COTABATO CITY (September 23) – The regional government is providing for the needs of more than 61,000 flood-affected families in Maguindanao del Sur, according to interim chief minister Abdulraof Macacua of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). "Heavily affected are the towns of Pagalungan, Datu Montawal, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Datu Piang, … [Read more...] about BARMM promises aid to 61K flood victims in MagSur
Palace: Marcos won’t exclude himself from digging into finances related to contractors
MANILA (September 23) — Malacañang stated on Monday, September 22, that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to an investigation into claims that he broke election laws by accepting millions in campaign contributions from government contractors. In response to a revelation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism that claims the president also profited from … [Read more...] about Palace: Marcos won’t exclude himself from digging into finances related to contractors
P87-M illegal substances destroyed by PDEA-BARMM
COTABATO CITY (September 23) – Officials reported on Tuesday that an incinerator at a thermal plant in Maguindanao del Norte was employed to destroy approximately PHP87 million in illicit drugs that had been confiscated. Director Gil Cesario Castro of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) said in a statement that the … [Read more...] about P87-M illegal substances destroyed by PDEA-BARMM