Doctor Accused of Padding Pregnant Teen’s Mouth with Sanitary Napkin

PASAY City—A doctor is facing a formal complaint following the mother’s claim that she placed a sanitary napkin while her daughter is giving birth Monday. Elsa Abello, 33, said her pregnant teen daughter was crying and shouting in pain while delivering the baby at Pasay City General Hospital when the attending physician placed the napkin … Read more

May 2015 NLE Room Assignment Released (Nursing Board Exam)

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the official Room Assignment for the May 2015 Nursing Licensure Examination which will be conducted this coming May 30-31, in various designated testing centers across the Philippines. The NLE or more popularly known as the Nursing Board Examination, the first NLE Exam this year, will be given on Saturday … Read more

New Male Co-Host to Join Kris on the Morning Show

Kris Aquino confirmed that she will have a new co-host on the morning program “Kris TV” which she said will surprise her viewers. Aquino on Wednesday night announced that her youngest son will go back to school next month. “May school na siya sa June 22 so ang ‘Kris and Bimby Summer TV’ will be … Read more

Oil Spill Fouls Beaches, Threatens Wildlife Across Pacific

Once a scenic nine-mile stretch, now California coast is covered with stinky black goo caused by the pipeline leak. As cleanup efforts began and federal regulators investigate how the pipeline leaked, the oil spill has already fouled beaches and threatened wildlife. On Wednesday, workers in protective suits raked and shoveled the materials off the beaches, … Read more

6.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Islands in Pacific, No Tsunami Threat in PH

Following a 6.9 magnitude quake that hit Santa Cruz Islands, a part of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanonology and Seismology (Phivolcs) alleviated fears of a tsunami threat in the Philippines. “No destructive Pacific-wide threat exists based on the historical and tsunami data,” Phivolcs said in an advisory. … Read more

Angat Dam Close to Critical Level

The weather bureau said Wednesday that the water level of the Angat Dam may hit critical level in the next five days unless a thunderstorm with enough rainfall breaks the dry spell. The Angat Dam situated in Bulacan province supplies the water needs of Metro Manila and provides irrigation to Central Luzon. “We expect that … Read more

Alleged Recruiter Says Veloso Didn’t Know She was Carrying Drugs

Ma. Cristina Sergio said Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino drug carrier sentenced to death after being arrested in Indonesia, did not know she was carrying illegal drugs. Veloso was given last-minute reprieve before the scheduled execution when Indonesia learned that Sergio, her alleged recruiter, was in police custody. In Sergio’s 31-page counter-affidavit at Wednesday’s preliminary … Read more