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Dengvaxia vaccine not given to Pangasinan public school children

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- No child in any public school in Pangasinan was administered with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, the provincial health officer said. Interviewed by newsmen on the sideline of the Question...

Cordillera expects downward trend of firecracker injuries to continue

BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera region expects a further decrease in the number of firecracker-related injuries this year. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Cordillera Regional Director Marlo Iringan, in Tuesday’s...

Army enlists ex-rebels in livelihood program

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Philippine Army has enrolled five former communist rebels to the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP) after recently surrendering to authorities. Army 8th Infantry Division acting spokesperson, Lt. Jessel Montajes,...

P5-M shabu seized; 5 arrested in anti-drug op

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities have confiscated PHP5 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested five people, including a suspected member of a drug syndicate, in an anti-drug operation in this city,...

Man, 69, dies in pre-dawn fire in GenSan

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- A 69-year-old man was killed in a pre-dawn fire Monday that hit their home in a village here. Sr. Fire Officer 1 Arturo Peligo, arson investigator of the...

Mayor allays dengue vaccine scare in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Monday told residents here not to panic amid the dengue vaccination scare as the city was not among the recipients of Dengvaxia vaccines from the...

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