Contraceptive skin implant now under Philhealth coverage
The costs of implanting a matchstick-sized tube that inhibits ovulation among women for three years is now covered by the government's national health insurance program.
Davao’s ‘Little Tokyo’ tourism plan attracts 9 firms
At least nine firms have signified their interest to craft a P10-million tourism master plan for Barangay Mintal, a village in Davao City where relics of Japanese settlement in the 1900s continue to lure tourists.
Duterte, Cayetano eye heavier punishment vs adults using kids in crime
Running mates Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are studying the possibility of aggravating the punishment for adults who exploit minors in carrying out their criminal activities.
Groups running “eco-friendly” tests on candidates
Think of it like an emissions test. Whose candidate is talking clean, and whose candidate is talking dirty.
Personal grudge eyed over anti-mining activist’s death, says police
The assailant behind the death of an anti-mining activist in Compostela Valley could be motivated by personal grudges, without yet considering the 60-year-old's vocal opposition towards large scale mining in Mindanao, a police report said on Saturday, January 30.