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Diarrhea outbreak kills 1, infects over 100 others in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A female high school student died in Palawan province's Balabac town, believed to be due to the diarrhea outbreak that started earlier this January, affecting over...

Early Diagnosis and Treatment Can Prevent Disability from Leprosy

  GENEVA — To mark World Leprosy Day, the World Health Organization is calling for the eradication of this ancient disfiguring disease by combating the stigma and discrimination that discourages people from seeking the...

DOH sustains assistance to Mayon evacuees as Alert Level 4 remains

The Department of Health (DOH) reported its heightened and sustained efforts in assisting nearby communities around Mayon volcano in Albay province as it continues to exhibit seismic unrest, lava fountaining and...

DOH monitors ‘Dengvaxia’ patient in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) is waiting for the laboratory test results of an 11-year-old girl recently admitted at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in this city. Dr. Reynilyn...

Palawan produces first batch of K to 12 graduates

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — An estimated 8,844 students are expected to be the first batch of graduates this year of the senior high school of the government’s “K to 12 Program”...

Free college education law to save lives of students — Nograles

MANILA — House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles believes the free college education law that will be implemented beginning this year will prevent the all-too familiar tragedies that confront...

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