Biodiversity: Philippine’s most underutilized resource
The poor in rural and agricultural settings must be target beneficiaries of biodiversity cultivation and conservation programs.
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Philippine police chief on ICC’s drug war deaths probe: We’re not hiding anything
Last week, the ICC said it would resume the full-blown probe into the numerous deaths in Duterte’s bloody drug war and the Davao death squad killings.
Indonesian, Philippine water experts push for more sustainable dams amid climate change
Experts also agreed that climate change would lead to unstable weather that affected dams, particularly through erosion in upstream areas caused by extreme rainfall.
Covid-19 no longer public health emergency, says DOH adviser
Dr. Solante said that there was no reason for the World Health Organization to maintain the state of public health emergency of international concern.
Japan, Philippines Eye Summit in Tokyo in Early February
Faced with the common challenge of China’s aggressive maritime expansion, the two countries are expected to deepen ties.
Philippines posted above-target GDP growth of 7.6% in 2022
The performance was attributed to pent up demand following the lifting of pandemic restrictions and full reopening in the last three months of the year.
Agri damage caused by floods, rains nears P900 million mark
Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 39, while 12 persons were injured and five others still missing.
Philippines rank 2nd to worst in Grade 5 students’ reading, math skills in South-east Asia
The Philippines was ahead only of Laos in the reading assessment component, where students got an average score of 275.
Allow e-visas for Chinese, Indian, South Korean, Japanese visitors: Marcos
From February to December 2022, the country saw 2.65 million arrivals, of which 2.02 million were foreign tourists.
Onion prices worldwide much lower, deepen questions on incredulous costs in Philippines
The Department of Agriculture’s price monitoring showed that as of January 23, a kilogram of locally grown onions cost P200-P350 (US$3.70-6.40) in local markets.