Several internet service providers in the Philippines reported network issues and outages Friday evening, Oct. 2, after an undersea cable segment connecting the country with Singapore reportedly went offline.
Celia Veloso, the mother of Mary Jane Veloso, said she only believed her daughter had finally secured her freedom after human rights lawyer Edre Olalia called her following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to grant Veloso an absolute pardon on Friday.
The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) and partner organizations called for wider access to family planning and contraception as the Philippines recorded a historic-low fertility rate of 1.7 children per woman.
A 16-year-old student who allegedly opened fire at Banga National High School on Friday had planned the attack weeks earlier and warned some classmates hours before the shooting, Mayor Albert Palencia said Saturday.
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines fell nearly 18% in the first half of the year as market volatility and concerns over the country’s economic growth weighed on investor activity.
The Philippine economy is unlikely to sustain growth above 6 percent over the next two decades as low productivity, weak manufacturing and the concentration of workers in low-productivity sectors weigh on expansion, according to economists from De La Salle University (DLSU).
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday it will strengthen rules on the handling and safekeeping of firearms to prevent unauthorized access following the death of two students in a shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
Two junior high school students died, including the suspected gunman, after a student opened fire at Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Tuesday morning, prompting renewed calls to review security measures in Philippine schools.
Benguet farmers dumped Chinese cabbage and carrots along Labey-Lacamen Road in Tublay town on Sunday, Aug. 16, after falling vegetable prices and a lack of buyers left them unable to sell their harvests.
The Tacloban City government has posthumously named 15-year-old student and scout Chris Lorenz Fabian as the city’s “Young Hero” for protecting classmates during a shooting at San Jose National High School on June 22.