Almost 16 million Filipinos still do not have access to safe and clean drinking water, according to last year’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress report. If water is the root of life, […]
Run for right to drink safe water
Balancing old and new in Sta. Ana, Manila
For the residents of the historical community of Sta. Ana, Manila, the Savemore supermarket which opened recently on Pedro Gil Street is more than just another new building. The 3,000-sq m structure […]
Moves to get rabies under control
Click Here For Original Post Rabies, a disease considered all but eliminated in humans in the developing world, still causes significant deaths in poorer countries. According to the World Health Organization, at least 150 people […]
UN Women justice report: Women share their stories
To mark the launch of the UN agency’s flagship report, we hear from three women about legal rights in their countries, and from the under-secretary general of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet Click […]
Philippine contemporary art’s growth spurt at Hong Kong International art fair
When an international art collector from Turkey visits Hong Kong in order to attend Asia’s leading contemporary art fair and finds that the two Filipino paintings he wanted to purchase are already […]
‘A celebration between people comfy around each other’
In celebration of US Independence Day and Philippine-American Friendship Day on July 4, over 500 Filipinos and Americans gathered Friday evening at the US Embassy in Manila for a night of honoring […]
Philippines boosts efforts to fight human traffickers
Click Here For Original Post When Anne was given a chance to work abroad as a waitress, it was an offer she could not refuse. Life in her impoverished village of Tarlac, […]
‘Laughing’ cicada among new species found in Philippines
Click Here For Original Post A shark whose markings make it appear camouflaged for the desert and “laughing” cicadas are among 300 new species discovered by scientists in the Philippines. The six-week expedition of […]
Fighting Human Trafficking
Philippines boosts efforts to fight human traffickers Housing in Manila: about 9 million Filipinos work abroad, often sending money home to help relatives living in poverty. Photograph: Francis R Malasig When Anne […]
Lance Gokongwei & Cebu Pacific
Making Flying Fun Cebu Pacific Air’s flights don’t travel any farther than five hours from Manila. But a video of the Philippine airline’s flight attendants demonstrating the in-flight safety procedures and moving […]
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