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Two key government agencies have come together with a shared mission: tackling hunger in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a meeting on Tuesday, February 18, in Cotabato City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 12, led by Hajiara Pandi, joined forces with MusliminContinue Reading
More than 400 active and retired soldiers, along with their dependents, received free vision care, flu shots, and pneumonia vaccines during a multi-sector outreach mission on Sunday, February 16. The event, a collaborative effort between the Bangsamoro health ministry and the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6th ID), brought much-needed medicalContinue Reading
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a scathing rebuttal on Saturday to U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s sharp criticism of Europe’s approach to hate speech and the far right. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Scholz made it clear that outsiders cannot dictate Germany and Europe on how to handle extremistContinue Reading
Maguindanao del Sur – Government troops seized nine assault rifles in two separate raids across the province on Thursday, February 13. Brig. Gen. Donald Gumiran, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, confirmed on Friday, February 14, that a unit from the 33rd Infantry Battalion recovered four M16 rifles and an M14Continue Reading
Cotabato City, Philippines—In a decisive move against illegal drugs, government officials incinerated P331.2 million worth of shabu at a power-generating plant in Aurora on Wednesday, February 12. Led by Maharani Gadaoni-Tosoc, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-9, the event marked the destruction of 48.6 kilos of shabuContinue Reading
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is stepping into a new era of healthcare efficiency and accessibility, driven by a bold digital transformation initiative spearheaded by its newly appointed President and CEO, Edwin Mercado. This groundbreaking move promises to revolutionize how Filipinos access healthcare services, making the process faster, simpler,Continue Reading
Billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X.com, and the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has promised transparency in his efforts to reform government spending. But on Wednesday night, February 12, a curious change in a U.S. State Department procurement document raised eyebrows. Tesla’s nameContinue Reading
