Health and Science

Marcos’ tax relief pitch: Will it really put more money in workers’ pockets?

MANILA (July 28)  — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants Congress to give middle-class workers a tax break, but for many Filipino families struggling with rising prices, the bigger question...

Peace after conflict: Cotabato LGUs, Army push for lasting recovery in former NPA areas

COTABATO CITY (July 28)  — The surrender of armed groups may have reduced the threat of conflict in...

New farm roads open lifeline for Manobo farmers in Surigao Sur

BUTUAN CITY (July 28)  — For Manobo farmers in two remote barangays of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur,...

MinDA pushes Blue Economy to keep Mindanao’s ocean wealth at home

DAVAO CITY (July 28)  — Mindanao supplies nearly half of the country’s fisheries, most of its seaweed, and...

Army puts Davao de Oro troops to the test in 7-day combat readiness drill

DAVAO CITY (July 28) — How prepared are soldiers to respond when communities face a security threat? That is...
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Lanao del Sur Deploys Emergency Health Teams to Prevent Disease After Deadly Landslide, Flooding

COTABATO CITY (July 14)  — As floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon battered parts of Lanao del Sur,...

SPMC opens Mindanao’s biggest dialysis center, bringing lifesaving kidney care closer to patients

DAVAO CITY (July 8)  — For thousands of kidney patients across Mindanao, hours-long trips and long waits for dialysis may soon become a thing...

CSC clears way for DepEd to hire 10,000 school counselor associates

MANILA (July 3) — The government is poised to deploy 10,000 additional mental health workers to public schools after the Civil Service Commission (CSC)...

Snakebite cases surge in Davao, doctors warn against dangerous first-aid myths

DAVAO CITY (July 3) — A sharp rise in snakebite cases in the Davao Region is exposing a dangerous gap in public awareness, with...

Heart disease still No. 1 killer of Filipinos in 2025, PSA reports

MANILA (June 30)  — Nearly one out of every five deaths recorded in the Philippines this year was caused by heart disease, as cardiovascular...

Beyond Insurance: PhilHealth-CHR Partnership Pushes Health as a Human Right

MANILA (June 26) — The partnership between the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) signals a significant shift...
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