The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. In the 2023 Global Disaster Risk Index, in fact, we topped the list of nations with the highest natural disaster risk in the world. The index is calculated by considering how exposed countries are to natural disasters together with how vulnerable they are to them.
The environment advocate and philanthropist took to social media to dish out some educational information about Masungi to his 61.7 million Instagram followers.
The Gokongwei-owned airline company signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European aerospace giant for a purchase totaling $24 billion, or P1.4 trillion based on list prices, which are indicative and do not represent the real prices that airlines pay for aircraft.
Compared to last year, there has been “very little progress” toward narrowing the gender gap, as per the recently released Global Gender Gap report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report had 146 countries participating in this year’s edition and still measured four dimensions.
As plastic consumption increases in developing countries such as the Philippines, common waste management methods, such as open dumping in landfills, prove to be even more inadequate in handling the increasing volume of discarded plastics, resulting in more than 30,000 tons of mismanaged waste yearly, the paper’s authors noted.
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The Amorsolo heist is by no means a rarity. It now joins the ranks of other high-profile thefts in art history including the works of Diego Velasquez, Van Gogh and Picasso.
Allegations include loading malware and spyware on users' devices, which the e-commerce giant denies.
How can we make Metro Manila, our home for better or worse, more liveable?
The country’s Finance Ministry released a set of measures to help bring more foreign visitors to the country such as streamlining the entry process and offering incentives for using public transportation during a meeting of economic affairs ministers.
As Filipinos living at such a tumultuous time in our country’s history, this year’s Araw ng Kalayaan should serve as a reminder for us to hold even closer and dearer to our hearts the values our heroes of old fought for: courage, honor, and yes, freedom.
Questions from pageants around the world have ranged from mandatory HIV testing (2009) to the economic crisis (2008), pregnancy during reign (1999) and the essence of a woman (1994).
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