An infectious disease expert reiterated that viral disease monkeypox is not considered a sexually transmitted infection despite close intimate contact being one of the modes of its transmission.
The damage to infrastructure due to the 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Northern Luzon on July 27 has reached P1.2 billion, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Lebak, Sultan Kudarat Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
Poll workers, most of them public school teachers, will continue to receive support from the government despite the veto on a bill seeking tax exemptions to their honoraria, allowances, and other benefits, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Monday, Aug. 1.
