First private sector vaccination launched June 25 by FFCCCII in San Juan City 500,000 Sinovac vaccines to be distributed nationwide from Luzon, Visayas to Mindanao

“Let us all cooperate and accept vaccines, for faster public health and economic recovery of the…

APEC moves to strengthen disaster risk management

JAKARTA – Senior disaster management officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are intensifying regional cooperation…

Abaca can combat plastics pollution, deforestation

By Therese Angeli Nunez VIRAC, Catanduanes – Do you know that abaca, a banana-like plant that is…

DENR-3 steps up bamboo propagation for river banks

By Zorayda Tecson  CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…

Scientists: Venus shows signs of geological activity

ANKARA – British broadcaster BBC has reported a North Carolina State University professor as having claimed they have…

DOH gets anti-HIV drugs donation by US to PH

The Department of Health (DOH) has recently received the 20,000 bottles of human immune-deficiency virus (HIV)…

291K Bicolano kids get Polio immunization

LEGAZPI CITY – Some around 291,000 kids or 78.48%  of the target eligible children in the Bicol…

ARTA: LGUs to automate one-stop biz shops in 2022

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) targets all 1,600 local government units (LGUs) to have their electronic…

More foreign investments in digital banking seen

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees more investment inflows from foreign banks for digital banking…

BARMM officials recognize Noynoy’s vital contribution to Mindanao peace

COTABATO CITY – The Philippine national colors and  and the Bangsamoro flag now fly at half-mast across the…