Philippines still among worst countries for journalists
MANILA, Philippines — For the 16th consecutive year, the Philippines has remained on the list of countries where killers of journalists go unpunished.
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EDITORIAL — Rule of law recession
Considering the state of the nation, it’s a wonder that the Philippines wasn’t ranked lower than 100th among 142 countries in the latest Rule of Law Index of the World Justice Project. It was a three-point drop for the Philippines from the previous year’s 97th place among 140 included by the WJP in the index.
Diokno touts PH growth strategies, calls for intensified climate investments in 2023 WB-IMF Meetings
Finance Secretary and World Bank (WB) Governor for the Philippines Benjamin E. Diokno showcased the Philippine government’s growth strategies and called for increased investments in climate adaptation and mitigation during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (WB-IMF), with the theme “Global Action, Global Impact” in Marrakech, Morocco on October 9 to 15, 2023.
PH expresses support for World Bank Group Evolution Roadmap
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO [PART 4 of 7] – Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed his support for the reforms introduced under the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Evolution Roadmap during the EDS15 Constituency Meeting with Executive Director Erivaldo A. Gomes on October 11, 2023.
Disasters displaced some 43m children
Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
Top performers at Miss Grand International 2023 outdoor swimsuit challenge
MANILA, Philippines — The route was long, but what made the traipse through it more difficult was the drizzle. The entire beachfront of Danang Mikazuki Resort & Spa was rain-swept, making the final leg of the swimsuit challenge risky as the floors became slippery.
18 migrants killed in Mexico bus crash
A bus carrying migrants overturned in southern Mexico on Friday, leaving at least 18 passengers dead and 27 injured, authorities said — the latest fatal road crash involving US-bound migrants.
Cholera threatens millions left homeless by typhoon
Four million Filipinos made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan were today facing a growing threat from water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid.Dr Julie Hall of the World Health Organisation said it was impossible to say how many had no access to clean water supplies 10 days after the typhoon struck leaving 5,000 people dead or missing. Cholera killed 8,000 after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.The Briton, Who's representative in the capital Manila, said the storm had «ripped through the middle of the country, adding: „We know that four million people have been displaced.“Some of them will have access to clean water supplies, some will have access only intermittently and some will be struggling.