By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of higher excise taxes for alcohol and tobacco products.
“We are happy with the support President Rodrigo...
By Perfecto Raymundo, Jr./PNA
MANILA -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday assured that the reenacted budget has no effect on college students who are availing of government scholarship programs.
In a...
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Franciso Duque III lauded on Thursday the signing of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) Act into law.
Duque said the signing...
by Steve Baragona/Voice of America
The fight against poverty is getting help from a new direction: up.
Satellite imagery is helping researchers map areas of extreme poverty. It may help officials identify faster and...
By Liza Agoot/PNA
BAGUIO CITY -- Cordillera region is hoping to increase by at least 25 percent the seedling production of the “processing” potato variety and supply more potatoes to the “french fries”...
By Azer Parrocha/PNA
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act into law five days before Christmas, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President...
