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Firefighters reported tree falls, vehicle accidents, electrical faults, gas leaks and vehicle fires among 300 recent emergency responses nationwide.

New legislative proposals address national medicine production, penalties for violating protection measures, public contracting and a special economic zone in Darien.

Consumer protection officials say national availability remains high, though distribution difficulties persist in Panama Oeste and parts of San Miguelito.

The Public Ministry says Operation Cuestor led to arrests in a probe into alleged unjustified enrichment and money laundering tied to a claimed state loss.

Several Cocle communities with water-supply problems are looking to a new well-drilling program for relief as climate conditions pressure rivers.

The second regional Fiscal Lottery delivery starts August 18 with Region 1 in Panama province, according to Telemetro.

Insured workers have until August 18 to choose their pension system through Mi Caja Digital, CSS authorities reminded the public.

Assembly deputies presented initiatives on emergency broadcasting, technology investment and evacuation protocols after recent disaster concerns.

A new study cited by the Ombudsman says indigenous children in Panama face major gaps in education, health coverage and social protection.

Panama Social Security Fund says Chiriqui will be the first province in a national expansion of robotic telesurgery, beginning with cancer care.