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Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Department of Health yesterday said it is ready to collaborate with the Department of Education and assist teachers in improving the content of sex education to ensure that the subject is more comprehensible and appropriate for students.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:21:00 +0800

The Maharlika Investment Corp. has expressed no issues in working with Chinese stakeholders after acquiring a 20% stake in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines through Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc.

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:27:00 +0800

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is not buying the claims of innocence from the wife of a recently arrested Chinese national accused of espionage, citing recovered data containing detailed surveillance of hundreds of military installations and critical infrastructure sites across the country.

Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Department of Health disagrees with calls to suspend the collection of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. premium contributions this ye

Credit to Author: Mayen Jaymalin| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Commission on Elections intends to regulate election surveys to prevent them from “influencing” voters’ decisions in choosing candidates.

Credit to Author: Doreen Yu| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Lunar New Year, which starts tomorrow, is the biggest and most important festival of the year for millions upon millions of Chinese – as well as other Asians, like the Vietnamese, who celebrate Tet – all over the world.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Trump administration has urged US Agency for International Development workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:40:00 +0800

The Palace confirmed Monday, January 27, that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has granted executive clemency to former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog, who was accused by former President Rodrigo Duterte of involvement in the illegal drug trade.

Credit to Author: Cecille Suerte Felipe| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

For his significant contributions to combating corruption and promoting transparency throughout his 23 years of public service, Sen. Joel Villanueva has been honored by the prestigious South Korea-based Anti-Corruption Civil Movement General Federation.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Citing the scarcity of doctors, the leader of the opposition bloc at the House of Representatives yesterday called on President Marcos to certify as urgent the bills creating more medicine schools in state universities and colleges across the country.