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NegOcc city launches smoke-free campaign

BACOLOD CITY -- The City of Victorias launched on Friday an ordinance banning smoking in public places aimed at making the city smoke-free. Ordinance No. 10-2017 or the Comprehensive Smoking-Free Ordinance of Victorias...

Duque plans to meet with Sotto on RH Law

MANILA – Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III said Thursday he would like to discuss the implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law with Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III, a...

Adopt a school in Marawi: Briones urges partners

MANILA – Now that the crisis in Marawi City is over and its residents are starting to bring back the normalcy in their lives, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones...

ASEAN leaders adopt declaration to combat antimicrobial resistance

MANILA – Leaders of the ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) have agreed to adopt the “One Health” approach to tackle the pressing issue on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will ensure a...

Sarangani provincial hospital to open early December

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of Sarangani is targeting to finally open by next month its newly-completed provincial hospital in Alabel town. Sarangani Vice Gov. Elmer de Peralta said Wednesday...

Ban on contraceptives deemed lifted

MANILA -- The temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed by the Supreme Court (SC) against the distribution of two contraceptive implants is considered lifted after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared...

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