Education

DepEd thanks late SM founder for education initiatives

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday expressed its deepest gratitude to the founder of SM Group, Henry Sy Sr., who passed away at the age of...

8 Iloilo universities throw support to ‘Blood Olympics’

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- Eight universities in Iloilo province accepted the challenge to donate blood as part of the second “Dinagyang Blood Olympics” organized by the Iloilo chapter of the Philippine...

Group bats for passage of higher tobacco tax bill

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A health advocacy group is pushing for the passage of the tobacco tax bill that would increase the excise tax on tobacco to PHP60 from the current...

PH medical execs urge senators to pass P60 tobacco tax bill

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A total of 30 leaders of Philippine medical societies on Friday urged the Senate to pass a tobacco tax of at least PHP60 per pack before the...

No Meningococcemia outbreak in PH: DOH

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said there is no meningococcemia outbreak nationwide. The department made the statement following the death of a two-year-old girl who exhibited...

DOH wants smokers reduced to less than 15% by 2022

By Earl Jed Roque/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the government aims to reduce number of Filipino smokers from 21 percent to less than 15 percent by...

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