DOH launches cervical cancer screening services in Metro Manila

MANILA – The Department of Health – Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) on Friday launched cervical cancer screening services in the region. DOH-MMCHD director Rio...

Japan commits P121-M scholarships for young Filipino civil servants

PBBM eyes infra projects in Ilocos Region to boost tourism

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said major infrastructure projects in the Ilocos Region are underway not only to boost tourism, but also...

PH, Japan seal deal for 5 more PCG patrol vessels

MANILA – The Philippines and Japan on Friday signed an agreement for the acquisition of five additional 97-meter class patrol vessels for the Philippine Coast Guard...

PBBM commitment on free college ensures more Filipino graduates

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to sustain free higher education in public universities and colleges will ensure that more young Filipinos will be...

‘Atin Ito’: Civilian mission in WPS a ‘major victory’

MANILA – The recently concluded civilian resupply mission to Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was a “major victory,” the “Atin Ito” non-government organization...

PBBM calls for military retooling to combat emerging forms of warfare

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged Philippine security forces to develop skills and knowledge to combat new forms of warfare, particularly with the...

DOT looking to breach 200K mark for tourists from UK

MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking at ways to attract more British visitors and elevate the United Kingdom (UK) as a “key tourism...

PH set to secure $10-M readiness support from Green Climate Fund

MANILA – The Philippines is set to benefit from the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) USD10 million new program grant to enhance the government’s readiness to address...

PH, US Marines hold coastal defense drills in Palawan

MANILA – Marine units from the Philippines and the United States conducted a series of combined interoperability events as part of the three-day “Archipelagic Coast Defense...