MANILA, Philippines—A total of 1,513 out of 2,506 passed the Physician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine this month, the Professional Regulation Commission announced Thursday evening.
MANILA, Philippines—Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation graduate Marlon Diaz Garcia has topped the Physician Licensure Examination, garnering 88.75 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission said Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines—It was a unity Mass where three former president of the republic prayed together for slain former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, but they sat rows apart of each other and two wore hues other than yellow, the color of the day.
MANILA, Philippines—The nation’s commemoration of her husband’s death 25 years ago lifted the spirits of former president Corazon Aquino whose health has been improving since she was diagnosed with colon cancer early this year, her daughter, actress Kris Aquino said Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has set up a text hotline to help calm the public's fears over rumored plans of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to attack civilian communities, military officials said.
MANILA, Philippines -- Taking a shift in strategy in peace negotiations, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced on Thursday that the government would no longer negotiate with armed groups until they give up their weapons and would instead directly talk to communities.
MANILA, Philippines -- The government will have to present proof that it is not signing the controversial memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which critics have asked the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional, the high court’s spokesman said Thursday.
