Tag: Philippines
Most Filipinos welcome New Year 2022 with hope despite pandemic
Only seven percent of the respondents will enter the New Year with apprehensions
Oxfam appeals for support in rebuilding Philippines’ typhoon-damaged houses
Initial monitoring showed that at least 400,000 houses were damaged — 127,000 of which were completely destroyed
Philippines’ current population growth projected to be slowest since 1946
The population commission is projecting the slowest population rise this year with only a 0.3 percent increase in population growth
Photos: Celebrating Christmas in the shadow of COVID-19
Despite more relaxed health protocols, the celebrations were still subdued, with fewer people attending the midnight Masses
Philippine typhoon survivors wish for roofs and food on Christmas
Widespread destruction caused by the typhoon has dampened celebrations as many survivors plead for drinking water and food
Many Filipinos face Christmas homeless following super typhoon
The storm struck at a time when people were already feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in the typhoon-affected areas
‘We have nothing left’: Philippine typhoon survivors appeal for help
At least 98 people lost their lives in the province of Bohol while another 16 were still missing
‘It’s no more’: Philippine surfing paradise wiped out by typhoon
The widespread destruction left the island -- voted the best in Asia by Conde Nast Traveler readers this year -- unrecognizable
Filipino Catholics told: Avoid ‘lavish’ Christmas parties, help typhoon victims
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, CBCP president, urged Catholics to instead set aside money for the devastated communities
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