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Culture, religion, poverty drive child marriage in Sulu, Tawi-Tawi

Manila, Oct. 7 -- Cultural and religious norms, poverty and weak law enforcement continue to drive cases of child marriage in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Philippi... Read More


DOH keen on making 'ghost' health centers functional

Manila, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Health (DOH) is looking into ways to make so-called "ghost" or non-operational health centers fully functional as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the country'... Read More


Bukidnon poverty rate down to 27%, further local action urged

Manila, Oct. 7 -- Despite a modest drop in its poverty rate, Bukidnon remains among the poorest provinces in the Philippines, with 27 percent of its population still living in poverty, slightly down f... Read More


DHSUD, LandBank forge partnership for online payment integration

Manila, Oct. 6 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is partnering with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) in a significant move toward modernizing government s... Read More


Rehab of 5 damaged heritage churches; help for tourism workers assured

Manila, Oct. 6 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Central Visayas has identified several heritage structures and tourist sites severely damaged by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the provi... Read More


Tighter enforcement vs. vapes, cigs urged as youth smoking doubles

Manila, Oct. 5 -- With youth smoking rates in the Philippines doubling in just two years, public health advocates are calling for urgent and targeted enforcement measures to stop the spread of illegal... Read More


PhilHealth eases access to orthopedic implants for Cebu quake victims

Manila, Oct. 5 -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said Wednesday it has granted the provisional contracting of its Z Benefits for orthopedic implants in response to the devastating ... Read More


DOH raises 'Code White' as Paolo makes landfall

MANILA, Oct. 3 -- The Department of Health (DOH) has raised a Code White alert even before Typhoon Paolo made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela on Friday morning. In a public advisory, the DOH Central O... Read More


NHMFC grants loan moratorium for calamity-hit borrowers

MANILA, Oct. 3 -- The National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) has announced a moratorium on the amortization of housing loan borrowers affected by recent typhoons and the magnitude 6.9 eart... Read More


DOH: Nearly P1-M worth of medicines, supplies flown to Cebu

Manila, Oct. 1 -- The Department of Health (DOH) has dispatched additional medicines and medical supplies worth PHP933,647 to earthquake-hit Cebu, reinforcing ongoing emergency response efforts in the... Read More