Asia Philippines About 11 million farmers across the country will benefit from a Senate bill providing tax exemption on fertilisers and pesticides
Asia Philippines The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ended in Manila; thousands of participants from governments, civil society, private sector and academia shared best practices to accelerate disaster risk reduction across the region
Asia Philippines Raihana G. Ambangala, from the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines, won female second place at the International Qur'an Reading Competition in Malaysia with participants from 71 countries; the event celebrates excellence in Qur'an reading
Asia Philippines Acknowledging the increase of mental health conditions among workers, the Philippines’ Employees Compensation Commission is considering expanding its compensation program to include work-related mental health disorders caused by workplace stress
Asia Philippines The Philippine National Police will deploy vehicles to provide rides to commuters who may be affected by the two-day strike by the Manibela and Piston transport groups beginning Monday 23