Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
Matthew Marcos Manotoc leads Ilocos Norte delegation bringing farm goods directly to Manila’s hotels, restaurants, and cafes
Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc led a provincial trade delegation to Manila City Hall on Monday, bringing agricultural products directly to the city’s hotels, restaurants, and cafes in a trade mission he said was built on old-school farming and guaranteed quality. The showcase…
Matthew Marcos Manotoc says PBBM personally vouched for Isko Moreno: ‘Magaling siya, epektibo’
Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc disclosed Monday, May 4, that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally praised Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso during a meeting the day before. According to the Ilocos Norte Vice Governor, the President described the Mayor as…
‘Distance between them is a million miles apart’: Ted Herbosa is no Juan Flavier, says public health expert
Public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon has pushed back sharply against the promotional video circulating among government officials that pitches Health Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator in the mold of the late Senator Juan Flavier, saying the comparison stretches credibility beyond…
Herbosa for Senator? Promo video makes rounds inside DOH as agency is plunged into cycle of corruption allegations
Even as the Department of Health (DOH) sinks deeper into a cycle of corruption allegations, a promotional video pushing Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator is quietly making the rounds among top DOH officials and government figures outside the agency. The one-minute, 25-second material…
Vietnam is on a $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending spree amid a global oil crisis. Can the Philippines keep up?
Vietnam is in the grip of a construction frenzy unlike anything Southeast Asia has seen in a generation—and while Hanoi breaks ground on bullet trains, nuclear plants, and the world’s largest stadium, the Philippines is fighting a different kind of battle: keeping fuel affordable for ordinary…
Mayon ashfall destroys crops, kills livestock in Albay; over 199,000 persons affected
More than 199,000 residents in Albay were affected after Mayon Volcano unleashed thick ashfall on Saturday, May 2, with farmers bearing the brunt of the disaster as crops were destroyed and livestock killed across the province. In Camalig, vegetables wilted under the weight of the ash while cattle…
Philippines leads Southeast Asia in global oil-shock policy response: ADB report
The Philippines has implemented more policy measures to counter the global oil shock than any other economy in Southeast Asia, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Manila-based multilateral lender’s latest brief showed the Philippines adopted 7 of 8 major policy…
NAPOCOR chief assures no scheduled brownouts in remote island areas this summer
National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) President and CEO Jericho Jonas “Koko” Nograles assured the public that no rotational or scheduled brownouts are planned in any area under their coverage this summer. Nograles made the assurance during DZRH News’ Special on Saturday on May 2, as seasonal…
Filipinos vote for winnability, not competence, and that is why the country has been left behind: Dick Gordon
Former Senator Richard Gordon said the Philippines has fallen behind its Asian neighbors because Filipinos continue to vote for candidates who are popular rather than capable, a pattern he says has held the country back for decades. Gordon made the observation in an interview on DZRH News program…
Gordon warns senators: ‘EDSA Dos’ happened because people lost faith in impeachment process
Former Senator Richard Gordon is warning the Senate not to repeat the mistakes of the 2001 Estrada impeachment trial, saying the public uprising known as EDSA Dos was a direct consequence of people losing faith in the process. Gordon issued the warning in an interview on DZRH News program Special…
Philippine Red Cross chief wants ambulance fleet more than doubled, from 180 to 400 units, to reach more Filipinos
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and former Senator Richard Gordon wants to more than double the organization’s ambulance fleet—from 180 to 400 units—to ensure every Filipino can be reached in an emergency. Gordon laid out the expansion target in an interview on DZRH News program Special on Saturday…
Philippine Red Cross offers ‘Safe Card’ with ambulance, blood, and insurance benefits for only ₱1,200 a year
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is pushing wider enrollment in its Safe Card membership program, which provides accident-related ambulance service, blood supply, hospitalization allowance, and insurance coverage for P1,200 a year per member. PRC Chairman and former Senator Richard Gordon promoted…
Manila rolls out action plan after drug-resistant bacteria found in Tondo ‘palamig’ stalls
The Manila City government has laid out a multi-point action plan in response to a University of the Philippines Manila study that found drug-resistant bacteria in all 12 sampled palamig stalls in Tondo, Manila. Manila City Health Officer Dr. Grace Padilla, who outlined the plan on DZRH News…
Anti-microbial resistance could kill more than cancer by 2050—and it’s already showing up in Manila street food
It sounds like a distant threat—bacteria so resistant to antibiotics that they become nearly impossible to treat. But scientists at the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila say antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is not a problem for the future. It is already here, already in the food Filipinos…
Palamig in this heat? UP study finds drug-resistant bacteria in the ice, the cup, and the hand that served it
A University of the Philippines (UP) Manila study found drug-resistant bacteria in the beverages, ice, cups, and vendor palm swabs collected from all 12 sampled palamig stalls in Tondo, Manila—raising public health concerns as Filipinos turn to street-vended cold drinks to cope with intense summer…