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U.S. donates HIV prevention drugs, joins revitalized fight against HIV

The United States government, through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), handed over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs, or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to the Department of Health (DOH)...

Globe and Canadian Centre for Child Protection unite in fight vs. online child sexual abuse

Globe is leveraging data from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to help the government in its fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). C3P is a Canadian...

Taguig City among those with lowest COVID-19 case fatality rate

Taguig City remains among the areas with the lowest COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFR) in the Philippines, the independent research group OCTA said. The city's 0.72%  CFR recorded from June 17 to...

SSS members now over 40-M, advises use of digital systems to serve more members

The Social Security System (SSS) announced that there are 40.49 million covered members as of April 2021, allowing it to expand social security protection services to more individuals, particularly in times...

World Bank approves program for achieving a resilient financial sector to accelerate economic recovery

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on June 24 a US$400 million loan to support reforms that will assist the Government of the Philippines in achieving a resilient financial...

ARTA eyes 100% eBOSS compliance in LGUs by end of PRRD’s term

Electronic business one-stop shops (eBOSS) may be set up in all local government units (LGUs) nationwide by the end of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's term, said Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General...

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