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'YAKAP' launched to boost workers' health protection in Laguna

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) have rolled out the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) in Laguna to make ... Read More


Enlarged tummy could signal life-threatening aneurysm, experts say

Manila, Sept. 17 -- A growing waistline is often linked to weight gain, belly fat, bloating, or other digestive problems, but health experts caution that it could also indicate a more serious conditio... Read More


Ancillary services push jump in transmission rate in August 2025

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The cost of ancillary service (AS) drove the rise of transmission rates in August 2025, which increased by 7.09 percent to PHP1.4171 per kilowatt hour (kWh), the National Grid Corp... Read More


PSEi up, peso ends sideways

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Hopes for further reduction in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) key rates party boosted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), while the peso stood its ground against th... Read More


WTO's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to help lift PH GDP: economist

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Domestic growth is expected to get a lift from the implementation of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which prevents subsidies that result in ... Read More


PH startups surpass Indonesia's in terms of funding in H1 '25

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Around 15 startups from the Philippines have received funding of around USD86.4 million in the first half of 2025, surpassing for the first time their counterparts in Indonesia, wh... Read More


PLDT Global ties up with Japan's BBIX for customers around the world

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Customers of PLDT Global Corporation may now access services of Japan's major internet exchange (IX) provider, BBIX Inc., after the companies decided to partner to provide transfor... Read More


Data driven and IT implemented governance

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel recently emphasized the fact that the agency "upholds a strict and data-driven system in granting fish import permits"... Read More


Over 800K devotees, pilgrims attend Traslacion in Naga City

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The annual Traslacion procession honoring the Divino Rostro and Our Lady of Penafrancia attracted more than 800,000 Catholic devotees and pilgrims in Naga City. Lt. Col. Chester P... Read More


Private firm employees in Bicol benefit from PhilHealth YAKAP

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Over 4,000 private employees can now access free consultations, medicines, and laboratory tests through PhilHealth's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) after it was launched simult... Read More