There are loopholes in the Philippines’ legal framework that still allow discrimination against women to happen, especially within the family, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as it called on policymakers to design interventions to “transform” discriminatory

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) recently urged the government to focus on improving the mass transit systems in Metro Manila instead of concentrating on building elevated toll roads to solve the traffic situation. The business group noted that

The World Economic Forum is bullish on the prospects of the Philippines, saying the country can become a $2 trillion economy in the next decade, which is comparable to the size of Canada, Italy, and Brazil today – as long

Since it began in 2007, Earth Hour has been known as a “lights off” moment when individuals from around the globe switch off their lights in symbolic support for the planet and to raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting

A group of lawyers from the University of the Philippines has finally asked the Supreme Court to compel both the Senate and House of Representatives to pass a law defining and prohibiting political dynasties. “It has been 37 years since

The eight sites submitted by the Philippine delegation to be included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) tentative list of World Heritage sites include the sugar cultural landscape of Negros and Panay, the historic towns and

If financial institutions and the government could help the small business sector grow, they could produce as much as 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, which is something that global digital payments platform Visa believes. According to Gareth

In the latest Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Philippines’ ranking went up five spots, although it still remains among the laggards in Southeast Asia. The country ranked 113th out of 193 countries in the

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers has called on the House of Representatives to reallocate the budget earmarked for the proposed Charter change plebiscite toward constructing more classrooms, amid the learning crisis. “NEDA (National Economic Development Authority) projects spending a staggering

Despite ranking 16th among 146 countries in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index report, the Philippines still has a long way to go to close the gender gap due to cases of unreported domestic violence against women