The World Bank approved a loan of 750 million U.S. dollars on Wednesday to boost the digital transformation in the Philippines. The financial institution said in its press release that the Second Digital Transformation Development Policy Loan supports the Philippines’ efforts to transform the country’s digital sector. It said the loan would develop the country…
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by typhoon Yagi has reached 16 in the Philippines, with 21 reported missing, the national disaster agency and police said Wednesday. The disaster management disclosed that 15 people were injured and more than 1.7 million people were affected by the bad weather in 26 provinces and the…
The Philippines has detected two new monkeypox (mpox) cases, bringing the total number of active mpox cases in the country to five, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday. Philippine Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the new cases include a 26-year-old female from Metro Manila and a 12-year-old male from a region south of…
Exclusive insights from Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on the South China Sea tensions, the global impact, and the nation’s commitment to safeguarding its sovereignty. Explore the critical issues at stake. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. voiced his determination to confront China’s aggressive actions in the South…
China has launched drills in the western Pacific involving its Shandong aircraft carrier and dozens of warplanes, according to Taiwan’s defence ministry, in exercises analysts described as Beijing’s “largest” such manoeuvres in the region. The report came on Wednesday as Beijing, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, steps up military and political pressure…
