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The Department of Health has joined forces with China and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to improve the country’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the areas of medical waste management. In a statement recently, DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said healthcare waste management must be maintained as the country progresses to a post-Covid society. “It is …

The 3-day National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) annual Team-building and Commissioners’ En Banc Meeting started here today with a rare mix of strategic planning, assessment and celebration for the holiday season. Day one activities include the NCSC 2022 year-end assessment and team-building, which focussed on the essential plans and goals towards the progressive development and thrusts towards appropriate execution …

THE number of communities with permanent emergency facilities and newly-built houses continue to rise after the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) inaugurated a Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center (MPECs) in Cabuyao City, Laguna and a PAGCOR Village in Agoncillo, Batangas on December 16, 2022. The opening of the PAGCOR Village in Barangay Coral na Munti in Agoncillo could not have come …

The much-awaited NCSC-NCR Senior Citizens’ Stakeholders Summit got underway here today at the National Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium in Padre Burgos, Manila. National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairman Franklin Quijano broke the ice with a short discussion on the agenda development including the theme and questions of the day-long activity. Quijano later shared the brief history of NCSC …

Aside from its branches located in cities, municipalities, and far-flung areas of the country, the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) opened an outlet in SM Makati in order to expand its accessibility by bringing the Post Office closer to the public. Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay, Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio, SM Mart. Inc. Senior Assistant Vice President Dennis Albano, and other …

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) urged the public to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to prevent deactivation upon effectivity of the new law. During a press briefing in Cagayan de Oro City recently, NTC-10 Director Teodoro Buenavista Jr. said users have a six-month grace period to register the cards they use on their mobile devices as prescribed under …

With the theme Whole-of-Nation, Whole-of-Government for Senior Citizens of the Philippines, the Constitution and Convention of the National Advisory Body rolled off here at the Sunshine Place in Bel Air, Makati City.                 Atty. Franklin Quijano, Chairman of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) broke the ice with a short talk about the …

The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) has recorded its first milestone by reaching the 20,000 benchmark with its aggressive senior citizen online registration campaign through the official ncsc.gov.ph website. The record feat was achieved last December 8, barely 10 days after it was officially launched on Nov. 28 that also resulted in identifying four more centenarians from various regions of the …

Most cases of aneurysm in the country are gone unreported and undocumented, a health official said Friday. “Kasi usually kapag dumating sa ospital it’s already at that late stage, hindi na nakakagawa nung scanning na kailangan (Usually, the patient is brought to the hospital at the late stage, we’re unable to do the needed scanning) to confirm that it was …

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as spearheaded by Trade Secretary Fred Pascual signs the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11904, otherwise known as the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA).  The PCIDA, which lapsed into law on 28 July 2022, mandates the development of a vibrant Philippine creative industries by protecting and strengthening …