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Comelec eyes voting precinct at Socorro Bayanihan community

SOCORRO: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to set up a voting precinct at the Sitio Kapihan in Barangay Sering here for the May 2025 midterm elections.

‘Pinag-aaralan ng Comelec na bakit hindi mag create ng presinto sa Sitio Kapihan. K…

Senator mulls cellphone ban inside classrooms of young learners

MANILA: A senator is studying the possibility of filing a bill seeking to ban the use of mobile phones by learners in elementary and senior high school classrooms during school hours.

Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian said on Thursday that this was to…

Gov’t ready to transmit info in times of calamities – PCO

MANILA: The government is ready to transmit information to the public in times of calamities, officials of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Wednesday.

People’s Television Network, Inc. General Manager Analisa Puod said the state-run …

Global immunization saved 154-M lives over past 50 years: WHO

GENEVA: Vaccines are among the most powerful inventions, making once-feared diseases preventable, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Wednesday, adding that global immunizations have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years.