Pause health budget delibs until healthcare commitments met: Go

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday urged a halt to deliberations on the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) budgets until the government fulfills its pledges to support impoverished patients and formalizes these commitments through signed agreements.

"Napakarami na pong naipangako ang PhilHealth (PhilHealth has already promised a lot)," Go said during a budget hearing.

APMCDRR 2024: Harnessing AI, space tech for disaster resilience

MANILA – This year’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) will spotlight how satellites, drones, and artificial intelligence (AI) can transform disaster risk reduction (DRR).  

The event, slated on October 14-18 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, will explore the potential of these technologies to enhance disaster prediction, preparedness, and response.