PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Personnel of the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao intercepted P8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a maritime patrol off Pata Island in Sulu province on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Read more »
A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report has highlighted a pressing health issue: Filipinos face a significantly higher risk of dying from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) compared to others in the Western Pacific region. Read more »
The Department of Health (DOH) just declared the first-ever instance of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI)-related fatality in the country. Read more »
Abaca, also known as manila hemp, is taken from the leaf sheath that encircles the trunk of the abaca plant, which is indigenous to the Philippines and extensively found throughout the humid regions. Read more »
