Philippines

09.08.2010
UN's Badcock: No problem working with Imelda
MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations (UN) is open to working with Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos in creating development targets for member-states, its Philippine representative said.

08.09.2010
Albay to hold HIV Summit: UNDP urges strengthened local responses to halt HIV and AIDS
Legazpi City (9 August) -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged HIV and AIDS advocates or champions to strengthen their local responses to halt the continues spread of the virus in the Philippines.

07.29.2010
DENR nears completion of RP’s geohazard mapping
LEGAZPI CITY, July 28 – It’s six more provinces to go and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would be wrapping up its Geohazard Mapping and Assessment Project (GMAP).

07.27.2010
SPAIN SEEKS STRONGER TIES WITH PACIFIC ISLES
MAKATI CITY, Philippines (Marianas Business Journal, July 19, 2010) – The government of Spain is committed to strengthening its ties with its former territories in the Asia-Pacific region which includes the Philippines, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.

07.26.2010
No expulsion for unmarried pregnant students, teachers
PREGNANT, unmarried coeds and teachers need not fear expulsion from schools starting this year.

07.25.2010
RP races to meet Millennium Development Goals by 2015
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is racing to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 as the government is getting poor marks in era-dicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal education, latest MDG indicators showed.

07.25.2010
No wonder they’re the ‘Pines’ wonders
A country like the Philippines that is rich in natural wonders is a perfect tourist attraction for both the local and international market. As natural landscapes, pristine beaches and lush flora and fauna abound every part and region of the country, it is only but reasonable that these attractions must be promoted and marketed as world-class tourist destinations both locally and abroad.

07.21.2010
Missing boys
WHILE GOING through the 2008 National Demographic Health Survey, I caught a rather shocking figure: the median number of years of schooling for females in the Philippines was 7.4 while for males it was 6.4.

07.20.2010
Adaptation critical in fight vs climate change—CCC
As the country braces for the possible arrival of stronger typhoons this year, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said adaptation is the “critical aspect" in the fight against climate change.

07.19.2010
New Oxford poverty index rates RP incidence low
Poverty incidence in the Philippine remains at its low level, despite the millions of families that do not have access to safe drinking water, quality healthcare, and even education, according to the Oxford University's new poverty index released Wednesday.