CHR, Bacolod SP strengthen barangay-based human rights protection through capacity-building program
BACOLOD City — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod have intensified efforts to strengthen human rights protection at...
Former rebel receives aid under gov’t reintegration program
CAPIZ — A former rebel from the municipality of Tapaz received financial assistance from the provincial government through the government's reintegration efforts for former...
Antique launches province-wide free circumcision program
ANTIQUE — The Provincial Government of Antique, through the Office of the Provincial Health Officer (OPHO), has launched a province-wide free circumcision program aimed...
Bacolod pushes centralized emergency communication system to combat misinformation during crises
BACOLOD City — Members of the city council here approved on first reading a proposed ordinance seeking to establish a centralized emergency communication system...
ICC records dispute Duterte lawyers’ claim of constant falls
MANILA — Former president Rodrigo Duterte is under continuous monitoring inside the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention facility in The Hague due to...
DOE: El Niño phenomenon may lead to more power alerts
MANILA — There may be more rotational brownouts this year as a looming strong El Niño threatens to further strain the country’s power supply,...
Robin denies helping Bato escape, says no arrest order at Senate
MANILA — Sen. Robin Padilla denied allegations that he helped Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa escape from the Senate complex amid heightened tensions last...
Gonorrhea, syphilis hit record levels in Europe
BRUSSELS – Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.
The European Centre for Disease...
Austrian ex-intel officer found guilty of Russia spying
CANBERRA – Former intelligence official Egisto Ott has been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what has been dubbed Austria's biggest spy trial...
WV IRRIGATION DAMS HIT CRITICAL LEVELS; Extreme heat drains water supply – NIA
ILOILO City — Western Visayas’ food production faces risks, with six major river irrigation system (RIS) dams in Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, and Capiz having...