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DOH on Code White starting Thursday

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) will start monitoring firecracker-related injuries on Thursday. "We will start our Code White by Dec. 21, 2017 and it will last until Jan. 5, 2018,"...

PH Marines, ADF conclude 1st urban terrain training

MANILA -- Philippine Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force personnel completed their first ever Mentor Training Team (MTT) Program for Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) during short ceremonies at Marine...

CBCP slams NPA attack on soldiers helping ‘Urduja’ victims

MANILA -- The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) slammed the attack by New People's Army (NPA) against government forces who provided relief to calamity victims in Northern Samar. “The ambush...

PH withdraws from next round of MCC grant to focus on Marawi rehab

MANILA -- The Philippines has decided to withdraw its application for the next round of development aid from a US-based agency to focus its resources and attention on rebuilding Marawi City,...

DOJ taps PAO to aid Dengvaxia victims

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the Public Attorneys Office (PAO) to provide free legal assistance to the victims that will file possible criminal charges against those involved in...

2 dead due to Dengvaxia vaccine: PAO

MANILA -- The Public Attorneys Office (PAO) on Tuesday confirmed that there were two victims who died due to Dengvaxia, the world's first-ever dengue vaccine which was found to cause health...

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