Asia Philippines The Social Action Centre of the Archdiocese of Lipa, Batangas province, is asking for donations of N-95 masks for residents living near the Taal volcano, which has emitted toxic sulphur dioxide in recent days
Asia Philippines Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos, who oversaw a rare period of steady growth and peace that earned him a reputation as one of the country's most effective leaders, has died at the age of 94
Asia Philippines The Election Commission stated that voter registration from 4 to 23 July saw 2.936.979 registered voters nationwide, with the 15-17 age group being the most populous
Asia Philippines Philippine Post Corporation has partnered with UBX, a leading open financial platform in the country, to launch 'Kasama Lahat', a capacity-building project that will transform the main postal agency into a modern hub offering financial and data services
Asia Philippines Some McDonald's shops in the Philippines cannot serve chicken as demand increases and supplies do not meet standards
Asia Philippines Sara Duterte, daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, the country's outgoing president, was sworn in as vice-president alongside her running mate, Ferdinand Marcos Junior, who will soon replace her father as president
Asia Philippines A newly elected lawmaker urged the Department of Transportation to grant conditional amnesty for colorum utility vehicles so that they can be included in government fuel subsidies and the Libreng Sakay program
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