The Department of Health has said it was expecting more local government units across the country to declare outbreaks of pertussis (whooping cough) and measles, as it has purchased 8 million vaccine doses to protect children, which is the segment

Only 36.3 percent of Filipino adults aged 60 and older are vaccinated against influenza, which is very low compared to the World Health Organization target of 75 percent, despite it being the fifth leading cause of morbidity. On the other

The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) rightfully and strongly rejected last week China’s “false and baseless” claims that journalists manipulate the videos they recorded in the South China Sea to present the Philippines as a victim of its

There are loopholes in the Philippines’ legal framework that still allow discrimination against women to happen, especially within the family, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as it called on policymakers to design interventions to “transform” discriminatory

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) recently urged the government to focus on improving the mass transit systems in Metro Manila instead of concentrating on building elevated toll roads to solve the traffic situation. The business group noted that

The World Economic Forum is bullish on the prospects of the Philippines, saying the country can become a $2 trillion economy in the next decade, which is comparable to the size of Canada, Italy, and Brazil today – as long

Since it began in 2007, Earth Hour has been known as a “lights off” moment when individuals from around the globe switch off their lights in symbolic support for the planet and to raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting

A group of lawyers from the University of the Philippines has finally asked the Supreme Court to compel both the Senate and House of Representatives to pass a law defining and prohibiting political dynasties. “It has been 37 years since

The eight sites submitted by the Philippine delegation to be included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) tentative list of World Heritage sites include the sugar cultural landscape of Negros and Panay, the historic towns and

If financial institutions and the government could help the small business sector grow, they could produce as much as 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, which is something that global digital payments platform Visa believes. According to Gareth