53 HIV cases documented in Caraga in 2014 – DOH

By Roel Catoto, Mindanews SURIGAO CITY  – The Department of Health in Caraga Region has recorded at least 53 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2014. The DOH said the number has been the highest recorded in the last 19 years since it started monitoring HIV cases…

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Changes sought to facilitate municipality conversion

Interior Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno is pushing for a review of the Local Government Code, particularly the internal revenue allotment (IRA) provision, to facilitate the conversion of towns to chartered cities. Mr. Puno said the upgrading of towns to cities have an impact on r…

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The legit cities are ostracizing the ‘unqualified’ cities; the latter form their own league

Check with the League of Cities of the Philippines how many members it has, and it will say 120. Check with the National Statistical Coordination Board, however, and it will say there are 136. As far as the LCP is concerned, the number has always been 120 since 2007, despit…

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