Education, Health & Science

The Department of Health (DOH) reported that more than one million children in Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were vaccinated against measles during the first week of the DOH–Ligtas Tigdas campaign.

The Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its campaign against measles—locally known as tigdas—a viral infection that spreads rapidly through respiration or contact with saliva and nasal fluids from an infected person. 

The Philippine healthcare information management services (HIMS) sector is projected to sustain a robust 9 percent annual growth rate through 2028, defying mounting pressures from artificial intelligence, automation, and geopolitical uncertainty.

Zen LifeSciences Inc. is making a major P1.2-billion investment in local pharmaceutical manufacturing, announcing plans to build a state-of-the-art production facility at the Luisita Industrial Park–Special Economic Zone in Tarlac.

Ayala Land Inc. has signed an agreement with Abba’s Orchard Montessori to build the school’s largest K–12 campus inside the Vermosa development in Imus, Cavite.