Jason Sigales
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Philippine health department points to low pay for lack of psychiatrists, psychologists (opens the original)
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MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday attributed the lack of psychiatrists and psychologists in the Philippines to the low salaries for the professionals. “Although we’ve adjusted from Salary Grade 18 to Salary Grade 20, it’s still not substantial,” DOH Secretary Edwin Mercado told lawmakers at the House of Representatives appropriations committee hearing on his department’s 2027 budget. The salary schedule for civilian government personnel in 2026 shows that SG 18 is between P53,
Philippines urged to push for united ASEAN front to make Big Tech accountable (opens the original)
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MANILA – Internet security watchdog Scam Watch Pilipinas on Wednesday urged the government, as the current Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chair, to push for a partnership with other members of the regional bloc in holding social media platforms accountable for harmful content and scams. In a statement, Scam Watch Pilipinas lead convenor Jocel de Guzman said the Philippines should initiate discussions for an Asean Big Tech Accountability Framework to set rules for major platforms
Philippine interior secretary claims Roblox may have influenced school shooter (opens the original)
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MANILA – Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla claimed that the perpetrator of the fatal Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) Junior High School shooting may have been influenced by the game Roblox. “We still have to do [a] forensic examination on the gadgets of the shooter. Hindi pa natin alam with certainty (We still don’t know with certainty),” Remulla said in a press briefing in Camp Crame on Wednesday. “But, it is with great degree of confidence that he was influenced by t
Two reported dead in school shooting in southern Philippine city of Zamboanga (opens the original)
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MANILA – An alleged school shooting was reported by police inside a private school in Zamboanga City on Tuesday morning. In a phone interview with reporters, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said a Grade 10 victim and a Grade 9 child in conflict with the law (CICL) died in the incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga City Junior High School. Zamboanga City Police Office director Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., Station 7 (Santa Maria) personnel and crime scene operatives were now on th
A week of storms: Monsoon, typhoons leave trail of destruction in the Philippines (opens the original)
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MANILA – The southwest monsoon, intensified by Tropical Depression Luis and Tropical Storm Maymay, left a trail of death and destruction after inundating most of Luzon for over a week. Luis made landfall in Isabela and weakened into a low-pressure area on Aug. 3, while Maymay made landfall in Ilocos Sur on Aug. 6 before dissipating the next day. It enhanced the southwest monsoon, drenching many parts of the country over the weekend. Data sent by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Managemen
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