Waste management remains a major challenge in Metro Manila, with large amounts of garbage piling up in waterways following days of heavy rains, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III said Wednesday, August 12.

Patients and health workers in Northern Luzon are set to gain faster access to infectious disease testing with the opening of a P33.69-million Biosafety Level 2 laboratory at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC).

Who makes the best Pancit Batil Patong in Tuguegarao? That was the question as 12 past champions of the city’s Pancit Festival returned to compete in the “Battle of the Champions” on Sunday, August 9, braving the monsoon rains for a chance to claim the top spot.