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Malaria cases surge by 90% in 2023 – DOH

MANILA: Malaria cases in the country almost doubled in 2023 and the Department of Health (DOH) believes that climate change contributed to the uptick.

Latest data from the DOH Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) showed that about 6,248 ca…

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P7.3-M marijuana plants destroyed in Ilocos Sur town

LAOAG CITY: Fully grown marijuana plants with a total estimated value of PHP7.5 million were destroyed in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur over the weekend.

Joel Plaza, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 (Ilocos) Director, said 37,700 marijuana plants wer…

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Global oil production up by 0.4% in March

ANKARA: World oil production rose by more than 0.4 percent, or around 410,000 barrels per day (bpd), to nearly 102.35 million bpd in March, with a recovery in the US production, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report on Fri…

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PH teams crash out of beach volley world pro tour

MANILA: New Zealand’s Katie Sadlier and Meile Rose Green foiled the quarterfinal aspiration of local duo Gen Eslapor and Kly Orillaneda with a 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 win in the FIVB Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures at Nuvali Sand Courts in Santa R…