Tag: Philippines
Philippines now ‘high risk’ for COVID-19
On Monday, January 3, the Department of Health recorded 4,084 new COVID-19 cases with 497 recoveries and 16 deaths
Philippines’ current population growth projected to be slowest since 1946
The population commission is projecting the slowest population rise this year with only a 0.3 percent increase in population growth
Photos: Celebrating Christmas in the shadow of COVID-19
Despite more relaxed health protocols, the celebrations were still subdued, with fewer people attending the midnight Masses
Typhoon survivors wish for roofs and food on Christmas
Widespread destruction caused by the typhoon has dampened celebrations as many survivors plead for drinking water and food
Many Filipinos face Christmas homeless following super typhoon
The storm struck at a time when people were already feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in the typhoon-affected areas
Pope Francis expresses ‘closeness’ with victims of Philippines’ super typhoon
More than a hundred people are believed to have died due to the typhoon while more than 1.8 million were affected by its impact
Pandemic pushes 26.14 million Filipinos to live below poverty threshold
About 26.14 million Filipinos live below the poverty threshold, estimated at US$242, during the first half of 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on ICC to continue probe into Philippines’...
The ICC tribunal can only investigate allegations if a country does not conduct genuine proceedings
Taste and smell: Hunger and the Eucharist
To insist on the language “sacrifice” for the Eucharist in times when millions have been offered in the altar of mammon is sacrilegious
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