Education

Water supply in 12 Cebu City public schools safe

CEBU CITY -- Water supply in 12 Cebu City public schools have been declared safe, said a Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) official on Thursday. Charmaine Rodriguez-Kara, MCWD Community Relations and External Affairs...

Zamboanga City records 7 leptospirosis deaths

ZAMBOANGA CITY--The City Health Office has advised residents to avoid wading through floodwaters to avoid contracting leptospirosis. Dr. Dulce Amor Dagalea-Miravite, city health officer, on Wednesday issued the advice as her office...

Ilocos Norte town in state of calamity due to dengue

LAOAG CITY — Dingras town in Ilocos Norte has been placed under a state of calamity due to the high number of dengue cases already reported since June, the municipal mayor said...

DOH, PHA to hold mass CPR training on July 16

MANILA--The Department of Health (DOH), along with the Philippine Heart Association, will hold a mass cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training on Monday, July 16, in San Mateo, Rizal as a preparedness and...

PDEA seeks mandatory drug test for HS, college students

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday will push for mandatory drug testing for high school and college students. This comes after the Department of Education (DepEd) rejected PDEA's proposal...

Kid left inside SUV may suffer psychological problems: pedia

MANILA -- Citing children's vulnerability to injuries, physical or otherwise, a pediatrician on Tuesday assailed parents of the toddler, who was left all alone inside an SUV in Pasig City, saying such...

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