Asia Philippines The Department of Agrarian Reform has stated that it is possible to reduce the price of rice to around PHP 20 (US$0,38) per kilo thanks to the mega farm project, which consists of consolidating small, individual farm plots for production
Asia Philippines UnionBank of the Philippines has become the first financial institution in the country to use blockchain technology to issue bonds
Asia Philippines The fight against online child sexual abuse remains a sticking point; none of the election candidates had made this an election issue, despite a 2021 report labelling the country 'the world's centre of child sexual abuse production'
Asia Philippines The country has decided to block all domestic screenings of the Hollywood movie "Uncharted" over a scene showing a disputed map of the South China Sea
Asia Philippines Today starts the campaign for the second booster shot against Covid-19 in the National Capital Region; the activity targets 690.000 immunocompromised individuals across all priority groups
Asia Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late Philippine dictator, is planning to bring nuclear power to the country should he maintain his wide lead in the polls and win the May 9 presidential election
Asia Philippines 2.313 people have been arrested so far for violating the election weapons ban; according to the Commission on Elections Resolution n. 10728, from 9/01 to 8/06, carrying firearms or deadly weapons outside the residence and in all public places is illegal
Asia Philippines Early registration for students in public schools for the 2022-2023 school year will begin today, as stated by the Department of Education, encouraging public schools to conduct early registration too
Asia Philippines Overseas Filipino workers are assured greater protection amid the global health crisis with expanded mandatory insurance coverage that will include rehired and direct hires
Asia Philippines President Duterte has appointed a new chairman and two new commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the May 9 national and local elections
Asia Philippines The government is reportedly in talks with several banks on the appropriate structure for issuing green bonds, in line with its effort to mobilise funds for capital-intensive climate adaptation and mitigation projects
Asia Philippines Registered female voters outnumber males by at least 1,5 million, according to data from the Election Commission
Asia Philippines After a two-year hiatus and two postponements, the bar exam - the professional licensure examination for lawyers - has been held, with more than 11.000 examinees at 31 local venues in 22 local government units; the second day of exams falls today