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The unsurprising result of these and related policies is that out of 17 million hectares of closed forests that flourished early in the century only 1.2 million remain today. The Philippines had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.91/10, ranking it 91st globally out of 172 countries. [30]
Duterte also accused Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and Speaker Romualdez of orchestrating the PI [34] and called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police to "protect the constitution"; he also vowed to arrest the proponents of the PI if he were to ever return to power. [35]
The Philippines wins the Guinness World Record for the most participants in a simultaneous bamboo planting session, with 2,305 individuals participating across 19 locations in Leyte and Mindanao. [456] October 25 – Christine Opiaza finishes as first runner-up at Miss Grand International 2024 in Thailand. [457]
The Philippines is in the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common. (Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Michael Perry) Show comments
January 4 – The Philippines and Japan renew the Bilateral Swap Arrangement, granting currency exchange between the Philippine peso and the Japanese yen. [ 266 ] [ 267 ] January 5 – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno is named the Global Central Banker of the Year 2022, by the international banking magazine The Banker .
Activist groups associated with the climate movement have called for government action and have organized activities to raise public awareness on climate and related environmental, sociopolitical, and economic issues. Philippine activists have, for example, taken part in the global climate strike, joining demands for political leaders to ...
Pages in category "Social issues in the Philippines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Police System of the Philippines poses a high risk of corruption, with the Philippines National Police (PNP) considered to be one of the most corrupt institutions within the country. There are several reports of national police officers and members of the military engaging in criminal activities such as extortion, corruption and involvement ...