DOH to conduct simultaneous Newborn Screening Campaign

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 20:33

VIRAC, Catanduanes, October 12, (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Bicol regional office, in coordination with the provincial health offices across the Bicol region, will be conducting simultaneous Newborn Screening Campaign on October 17, 2015 in the six provinces of Bicol with the theme “Save Babies through Newborn Screening”.

PDA steps up fight against rabies, holds caravan

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 20:31

SAN JOSE, Camarines Sur, Oct. 14 (PIA) --- In keeping up with the mandate of Republic Act 9482 or The Anti-Rabies Act of 2007, the Partido Development Administration (PDA) enjoined the participation of all stakeholders from the ten municipalities of the  fourth congressional district of Camarines Sur  in a series of anti-rabies IEC and advocacy drives dubbed as Rabies Awareness Caravan.

DOLE Bicol, LGUs regard HRW report on child labor incidence "too much"; vow actions to address the issue

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 20:27

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol regional offices has considered the report on the child labor incidence by the international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) "too much" by regarded the same report to become basis for future interventions, along with the HRW, in addressing the child labor incidence in the region.