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Endangered tarsier spotted in Leyte town

TACLOBAN CITY: The local government unit of Tunga, Leyte has confirmed sightings of endangered Philippine tarsier in one of its villages.

In a social media post

Eastern Visayas maintains 6% economic growth level in 3 years

TACLOBAN CITY: The Eastern Visayas economy posted 6.4 percent growth in 2023, lower than the previous year’s performance but maintained 6 percent-level growth for three consecutive years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.

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Vietnam seeks greater access to women’s health services

HCM City: More than 1,300 healthcare professionals joined a Women’s Health Summit in southern Vietnam in April to update on health matters spanning across a woman’s life.

The annual event, organized by Abbott, the global healthcare company, has the b…

PBBM extends employment of COS, JO gov’t workers till end-2025

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended the engagement of contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in the government whose contracts are set to expire by the end of this year.

In a news release Thursday, the Presidential Co…

PH, US considering joint ‘maritime law enforcement’ ops

WASHINGTON DC: The Philippines and the United States are considering maritime law enforcement operations within the country’s waters to promote a ‘law-based’ order in the South China Sea, a ranking official said Wednesday.

Senior government officials…

KPWKM TO GIVE RM3,000 TO FAMILIES OF HELICOPTER CRASH VICTIMS

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), through Yayasan Kebajikan Negara, will donate RM3,000 under the “Skim Pemberian Ehsan Kepada Keluarga Mangsa (PEKA YKN)’ to families of the victims who perished when two helic…