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Intends to create a more progressive Philippines for every Filipino through: a) Conduct of periodic comprehensive studies on focusing on challenges and opportunities for regional economic development; b) Ensure quality health and education facilities in all regions; c) Establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence; d) Determine the ...
The act would allow President Rodrigo Duterte to "reallocate, realign, and reprogram" a budget of almost ₱275 billion ($5.37 billion) from the estimated ₱438 billion ($8.55 billion) national budget approved for 2020, in response to the pandemic; [3] enable him to "temporarily take over or direct the operations" of public utilities and ...
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test results before being ...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic ...
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [31] In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund .
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines' health minister said on Wednesday a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian nation is of the mild Clade 2 variant and not the newer variant that has ...
People's Journal is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper [1] published by the Philippine Journalists Incorporated.Augusto "Gus" Villanueva, [2] [3] its former editor-in-chief, and Antonio Friginal [3] were founders of the company.