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UNITED NATIONS, UNited States — More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2023, a UN High Commissioner for Refugees official said Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos yesterday said there is no room for corruption among the police in the so-called new Philippines, as he swore in nearly 60 generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP), which recently faced backlash over the deaths of two minors at the hands of law enforcers.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines’ deadly “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going ahead at the global court.
The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.
The death count from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.
MANILA, Philippines — Prioritizing active forms of mobility and improving the public transportation system will help reduce emissions that cause air pollution and contribute to climate change, a coalition of sustainable transport advocates said Tuesday.
LONDON, United Kingdom — The UK's inflation-fuelled cost-of-living crisis is set to "cut lives short" and "significantly widen the wealth-health gap", according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday.
American rapper Doja Cat recently released her brand-new single track called 'Balut', which refers to a Filipino street food dish, as per CNN. After many wondered what the title meant, the singer took to Instagram stories to educate her fans about it. However, her inaccurate explanation of the song's meaning left many fans in the Philippines livid and sparked outrage online.