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Air pollution causes significant health and economic problems in the Philippines. [21] An estimated 66,000 deaths annually have been directly linked to air pollution. [22] The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is tasked with implementing the Clean Air Act of 1999 to monitor and prevent air pollution in the country. [23]
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]
2023 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred in the Philippines in 2023. On July 21, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos announced that the government will formally lift the COVID-19 state of public health emergency, marking the end of the three years of the pandemic.
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. [459] October 25 – Christine Opiaza finishes as first runner-up at Miss Grand International 2024 in Thailand. [460]
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A children's rights organization, Save the Children Philippines, had urged the public not to share the video of the incident, as their privacy would be compromised. [14] Ateneo de Manila University president Fr. Jose Ramon "Jett" Villarin said in the official statement that they already met both parties involved in the incident.
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