I can’t remember what it was I was lamenting about but I said out loud, “It’s hard to be old.” And as soon as I said it, someone shushed me up. As always. Stop saying “old,” I’ve been told so many times. “Old” is a bad word. Is it, really? Or have we made it […]
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Eisai to Present Latest Data on Perampanel at the 76th American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will have a total of 34 poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic agent (AED) perampanel (product name: Fycompa) at the 76th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES 2022), to be […]
World-beaters lead 814-strong PHL team in Phnom Penh SEAG
A GROUP of world-beaters headed by lifter Hidilyn Diaz, gymnast Caloy Yulo and pole-vaulter EJ Obiena will spearhead the 814-strong Philippine team eyeing nothing but glory in next year’s 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “It’s again a fighting team and the goal is to send the best full contingent possible,” said […]
Cabaero: Quality over quantity
The common saying “quality over quantity” applies to many aspects of life, including governance. Whenever one proposes to increase the number of public representation, this line comes to mind.The saying applies to the suggestion of former senator Juan Ponce Enrile, now chief presidential legal counsel, to double the number of senators from the current 24 […]
DOH to communities: Clean up to bring dengue cases down
WITH an increase in the number of cases this month, the Department of Health (DOH) 7 reminded the people to clean their surroundings regularly and stay protected against the dengue virus and leptospirosis.DOH 7 Director Jaime Bernadas confirmed on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, that there had been a “slight surge” of cases, particularly for dengue, […]
Registered births, deaths down in first five months of 2022
Registered births and deaths declined by double digits in the first five months of 2022 from a year ago, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Preliminary data from the PSA’s Vital Statistics report showed the number of registered births from January to May dropped 31.9% to 343,032 in the January to May period. By […]
Over 1.8M students expected to attend classes in Central Visayas today
MORE than 1.8 students in elementary and high school in Central Visayas are expected to attend classes on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, the first day of School Year (SY) 2022-2023.Majority of the schools under the Department of Education (DepEd) 7 are all set for the opening of classes.“All on the go. Our schools, based on […]
Vehicle of gunman in Mandaue road rage partially tracked
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Mandaue City Cebu District Office has secured a video footage of the car believed to have been used by the person behind the shooting on August 8, 2022 of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City.NBI-Mandaue agent-in-charge Arnel Pura told SunStar Cebu they were able to […]
Gotion High-tech: GDRs listing has been approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission
HONG KONG, Jul 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. (“Gotion High-tech” or the “Company”) announced on the evening of July 22 that the Company recently received the “Approval for Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd.’s initial public offering of Global Depositary Receipts and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange AG” issued […]
Philippines’ factory picks up in May
MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY in the Philippines grew for a 14th straight month, buoyed by the further reopening of the economy as the number of coronavirus cases declined. Read the full story.
Gullas pulls out half of health personnel from vaccination sites
Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. has ordered the Talisay City Health Office to reassign some health personnel at the city’s Covid-19 vaccination centers to the barangays to help with dengue prevention activities.Talisay City has recorded a 535 percent increase in the number of dengue cases so far this year compared to the […]
11 Cebu City barangays ‘at risk’ for dengue infection
HEALTH officials in Cebu City urged the barangay captains to be proactive in preventing dengue fever now that the number of dengue cases and deaths continues to increase.Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) head, said from January 1, 2022 to June 3, 2022, the number of dengue cases in the city reached […]
Cebu delivers most votes for BBM-Sara
CEBU Island delivered the most number of votes in the country for former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, the frontrunners in the presidential and vice presidential races, respectively, Sugbo News said Friday, May 13, 2022.Cebu Province (including the highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu) is the most […]
14 Covid deaths on first day of Love Month
AT LEAST 14 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) deaths have been reported in public and private hospitals in Cebu on the first day of February 2022, bringing the total number of deaths…
Cebu City’s active Covid cases grow tenfold in 3 days: EOC
IN JUST three days, the number of active coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in Cebu City has grown tenfold.Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the Emergency Ope…
Cebu City records 0.29 percent daily positivity rate on Nov. 29, lowest for 2021 so far
CEBU City has recorded so far its lowest Covid-19 daily positivity rate (DPR) this year on Monday, November 29. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 that it had registered 0.29 percent DPR as only one of the 340 swabbed individuals tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The […]
Eisai to Present Latest Data on Perampanel and E2730 at the 75th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
TOKYO, Nov 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will conduct a total of 42 poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered and developed anti-epileptic agent (AED) perampanel (product name: Fycompa) and in-house discovered and developed E2730, an investigational novel small compound for […]
Comelec expects 64M voters after Oct. 30 registration deadline
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) is expecting up to half a million more people who will enlist before the registration period deadline on Oct. 30, which will bring the number of voters in next year’s polls to 64 million. During the Senate finance hearing on Monday, Comelec Chairman Sheriff M. Abas said the projected number of registrants for the month of Oct. is from 350,000 […]
NTC urged to intervene amid delays in mobile portability
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) needs to step in and address the delays in implementing the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act, according to Infrawatch PH, a public-policy think tank. It cited “process roadblocks” by some telecommunications companies and system glitches for the delay in rolling out number portability, which allows phone users to retail their phone numbers when […]
Showa Denko Announces Number of Shares to be Issued under Third-Party Allotment
TOKYO, Oct 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) hereby announces that, in connection with the issuance of new shares by way of the Third-Party Allotment, which its board of directors resolved on August 23, 2021 concurrently with the resolution on the issuance of new shares by way of […]