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DOH eyes inclusion of oral health package in UHC services

MANILA: Oral health care services will soon be part of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) package under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law to improve the oral health of Filipinos.

This was confirmed by Department of Health-Cent…

House leader to Quiboloy: Obey subpoena, no one is above the law

MANILA: Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder and televangelist Apollo Quiboloy should heed the congressional subpoena and realize that no one is above the law.

In a statement Friday, House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. urged Quiboloy to…

MORE Power adopts automated system for better service delivery

MANILA: Electric utility provider More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has commenced the operation of its new control tower, which is equipped with a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.

‘The SCADA system will be the key fea…

P1.3-M shabu seized in Naga City drug bust

MANILA: Operatives of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) arrested a high-value individual and seized PHP1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City on Friday.

In a report, PRO5 spokesperson Lt….

Pork ban remains in NegOcc amid hog disease recovery efforts

MANILA: The Negros Occidental provincial government will continue to prohibit the entry of live pigs, pork meat and pork by-products from other provinces to prevent a resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) infection and other related diseases, Govern…

Iloilo province helping farmers to cope up with El Niño

MANILA: Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Thursday said the provincial government has frontline strategies to help farmers suffering from the scarcity of water due to the El Niño phenomenon.

Defensor, citing the Provincial Agriculture’s Office report, …