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To make specialty health services accessible to all Filipinos, Reps. Paolo Duterte and Eric Yap recently filed a proposed measure that aims to create regional specialty centers across different hospitals in the country. House Bill No. 6857, also known as the Regional Specialty Hospitals Act, is a proposed measure that intends to establish regional branches of specialty hospitals in the country, such as the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the Philippine Cancer Center. “This is to provide access to affordable and quality healthcare services to all Filipinos, through the provision of specialty hospitals in the different regions of the country,” Duterte said. Duterte explained that...

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on February 8th that the country’s unemployment rate was 4.3% in December 2022, the second lowest since April 2005 after the November 2022 unemployment rate of 4.2%. Despite 43,000 jobs being lost in the labor market, increasing the number of unemployed Filipinos to 2.22 million, the year-on-year unemployment rate still declined from 6.6% in December 2021. The labor force participation rate in December was 66.4%, a slight decrease from 67.5% the previous month, while the employment rate slipped to 95.7% from 95.8% in November 2022. PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa stated that the slight changes in employment and unemployment rates were “statistically not significant” and emphasized the significant decrease in...

The Eraserheads’ much-awaited reunion concert, “Huling El Bimbo 2022”, lived up to its hype. The show was a blend of a rock concert, a karaoke set, and a half-time show at the Super Bowl, with elements of fire, confetti, fireworks, and massive inflatable beach balls with the band’s “E” logo. The opening act, the Diegos, set the tone with a crowd-rocking DJ set, followed by a stunning LED display and guest stars galore. The band has an extensive body of work, having released seven albums and several extended play singles in eight years. Their 31-song set did not even include some of their biggest hits, highlighting the depth of their music. The reunion show was a showcase of the Eraserheads’ pop machine, with a crowd of over 50,000 singing...

Microsoft 365’s verified status page has announced that they are investigating an issue affecting user access to Teams services and functionality in the Asia-Pacific region. The statement added that they are addressing various failing Teams scenarios such as messaging delays, call failures, and chat presence, and will work until the service has fully recovered. MS Teams is trending on Twitter as users flock to social media to voice their frustration over the inability to send messages and attach files to group chats. The business communication platform has apologized for the inconvenience and confirmed that their team is aware and actively working on resolving the issue. According to real-time problem monitoring site, Down Detector, there has been a sharp increase in reports of...