Education, Health & Science
P500M wellness plant set for Tarlac pharmazone
A P500-million wellness manufacturing facility is set to rise in Tarlac, as Goodfield International Trading Corp. invests in the country’s first pharmaceutical economic zone, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said Tuesday.
St. Luke’s Quezon City adds advanced surgical imaging system
St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City has introduced the O-arm® Surgical Imaging System, a new technology designed to improve accuracy in orthopedic and spine surgeries.
Lipa hospital performs rare cochlear implant on 5-year-old
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.
Infected male mosquitoes offer hope vs dengue
Dengue remains a stubborn threat in tropical countries like the Philippines, where warm weather and dense urban living create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
BOC, DTI seize P1.4B illicit vapes
Authorities have confiscated up to P1.4 billion worth of illicit vaporized nicotine products in a warehouse raid in Navotas City, marking one of the largest recent enforcement actions against the country’s underground vape trade.
