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The Mary Mediatrix Medical Center successfully performed a delicate cochlear implant surgery on a five-year-old child with profound hearing loss in March, marking only the third such procedure in Batangas and the wider Southern Luzon region.

First Gen Corporation on Sunday that a press release dated March 31, 2026, mentioned the company in relation to a case currently pending before the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court.

The Pag-IBIG Fund has approved a special relief package for repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), allowing qualified members to withdraw savings early and secure a temporary pause on housing loan payments as they rebuild their lives back home.

Philippine exporters and logistics players are being urged to closely track fast-moving developments affecting trade flows to the Middle East, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as authorities roll out stopgap measures to keep cargo moving despite regional disruptions.

Governments, businesses, and households must act quickly to reduce oil consumption as markets remain under strain, the International Energy Agency said, outlining a set of urgent measures to ease pressure on supply and prices.