Manila: The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is set to celebrate the Elderly Filipino Week from Oct. 1 to 7. The NCSC signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) for the promotion of the celebration to engage the young generation in paying respect to the elderly. “We want…
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation-Cordillera Administrative Region (PhilHealth-CAR) on Tuesday said it has enrolled 1,622,607 members as of July, already 87 percent of the target this year. There are now 203,728 members in Abra; Apayao has 94,671; Benguet, 442,401; Baguio City, 439,779; Ifugao, 144,872; Kalinga, 158,758; and Mountain Province, 138,398. The enrolled…
Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the efficacy of the AVAC live vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) after five fatalities and one morbidity out of the 41 vaccinated hogs were reported in Lobo as of Sept. 9. ‘For me, to say hindi (It’s not) effective, it’s not scientific. Kasi…
KUALA LUMPUR, Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin died last night in the United Kingdom (UK) at the age of 74. His death was confirmed by his brother, Raja Idris, through a post on social media this morning. “It is with great sadness that I am informing you that my loving brother Raja Petra Kamarudin has just…
KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia was in positive territory in early trade, tracking the upward movement of the US stock market which on Monday clawed back some of the losses from its worst week in almost a year and a half. At 9.05 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.85 points to 1,653.34…
SHANGHAI, GEESATCOM, China’s private equivalent to ‘Starlink,’ has achieved a major milestone in its satellite network project. On September 6, 2024, at 2:30 AM, GEESATCOM successfully launched its third orbital plane from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. This launch deployed 10 satellites, all of which entered their designated orbits and are operating normally. Source: BERNAMA…
