ABOUT 3.9% of the Philippine population can be classified as suffering from “multidimensional” poverty, meaning poor in terms of living standards, education, and health, the United Nations Development ...

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An official has called for a whole-of-government effort to optimize the workforce while demographic conditions are favorable.

As the Philippines’ population growth rate has drastically slowed down, the country now has a window of opportunity to ...

The Philippines plans to procure an initial 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure at least a quarter of its population gets inoculated next year, a top coronavirus task force official said ...

At least 72 people have died from the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, and days later, Typhoon Matmo's arrival has complicated recovery efforts. Disaster officials ...

A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines, claiming at least 20 lives with numbers expected to climb. The tremor caused landslides, damaged a church, and cut power. While ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has jolted ...

The Philippines, which was hit by yet another quake on Wednesday, faces up to 60 seismic events of varying magnitude every day. Tectonic location, active faults and dense population drive constant ...

At least 69 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit a central Philippine province late on Tuesday night. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit at about 10pm trapped an unspecified number ...

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