REPRESENTATIVE Susan Yap today defended before the House Appropriations Committee the Substitute Bill institutionalizing the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Act of 2012. Providing emergency medical service by the government is very crucial as it helps avert possible health complications when hospital service is not readily available, Rep. Yap said.

Emergency crews responded to a flight that landed Friday evening at Nashville International Airport.

Although law enforcement officers are trained to know how to handle dangerous and volatile meth labs, the doctors and nurses who treat the meth-makers have been left out of the loop.