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Roster of winners Priority Area 3—Immunization

Claveria, Cagayan—Immunization The municipality has consistently allocated a budget for this program through collaborative efforts of the LGU’s various departments, including health, agriculture, environment, agriculture and the Department of Education. Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay—Age-appropriate Immunizations The program aims to reach parents of the under-five age group, school-aged...

Roster of Winners Priority Area 2—Environmental Health

Borbon, Cebu—Borbon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health and Health Emergency Management Services The “Borbon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Plan in Health” is an initial step in the protection of Borbon residents against man-made or natural disasters. The program aims to...

Roster of winners: Priority Area 1—Nutrition and Physical Activity

Bayambang, Pangasinan—ECCD F1K Dietary Supplementation Program for Mothers Through the donation of Bayambang Mayor Cesar T. Quiambao, the local government unit set up the LGU Bayambang Fitness Center to help uplift the mental and physical health of mothers in the community. The LGU Bayambang Fitness...

40 LGUs recognized for health promotion, COVID-19 response

The Department of Health (DOH) and its partners recognized 40 outstanding local government units (LGUs) that are at the forefront of health promotion and COVID-19 response for the first-ever “Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Healthy Communities.”     The “Healthy Pilipinas Awards for Healthy Communities” recognized...

The Prince of Tagurabong

I lived in a big house with my widowed mother, a grandmother and an unmarried aunt. My mother, Sofia Villasin Peñaranda, was a schoolteacher. We would walk to school together. But after class, I would walk home with my classmates who would linger...

70th Palanca Awards issues last call for entries

The Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc., the sponsor and organizer of the 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, is reminding aspiring Palanca awardees to submit entries before the deadline on May 31. This year’s comeback edition of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious literary...

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Catch the September 2023 cover of the Philippines Graphic Reader! Featuring: SHORT STORIES * The Visible Part of the Brain by Ninotchka Rosca * Somebody Else by Noelle...

Labor group urges President Marcos to defer anew PhilHealth premium hike amid economic struggles, lack of wage increase in 2024

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) made an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. to defer once again the implementation of higher...

Leave no one behind for quality healthcare

The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) is an organization that is now at the forefront of research and development in medicines...

Letter to my grandchildren

Dear Emman, Keya, Tanya, Tyra, Teo & Katharina,     It is almost Christmas and where did 19 years of our lives go?     I can only...