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The human rights situation in the Philippines remains dire amid extrajudicial killings, attacks against political activists and journalists, and abuses committed during the armed conflict with...
Explore pressing concerns and the path forward for the Philippines in 2024, from political upheaval to social reforms and economic revival.
Here’s a quick look at some of the major issues, the current situation, what’s been done, and what’s been promised. WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. Asserting sovereignty. Amid increasing aggression by China, Marcos Jr. said the Philippines should go beyond just filing diplomatic protests: Graphics by Ed Lustan. * 65 (filed as of December 2022)
Philippines top stories on politics, legislation, environment and government policies as well as updates from around the globe.
February. February 6 – A landslide near a gold mine in Maco, Davao de Oro, kills 98 people and injures 32; eight others remain missing. [30] February 15 – Myrna Mabanza, an alleged financier of Al-Qaeda and a supporter of Islamic State is arrested in Indanan, Sulu. [31][32] February 16 – The Supreme Court convicts former Philippine ...
MANILA (2 February 2024) – Threats, vilification and violence against journalists and human rights defenders in the Philippines were particularly high during the previous Administration, but intimidation of critical voices has continued under the new government, a UN expert said today.
Leadership aspirations under scrutiny. The UN expert pointed out that the Philippines' pursuit of leadership roles in international bodies like the UN Commission on the Status of Women and the...
Questionable political spending, red-tagging and human rights violations caused significant concern in the Philippines in 2023, writes Danilo Arana Arao (UP Diliman). Peer reviewed analysis from world leading experts
Proposed wage increases, working in sweltering heat, and livelihood woes in the jeepney modernization program are some of the issues workers raise this year
Both headline and core inflation returned to the central bank’s 2-4 percent target range, but prices of key staple commodities continued to surge. Following two consecutive years of nearly 6.0 percent inflation, inflation fell to 3.4 percent in the first four months of 2024.