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School year starts July 29; no Saturday classes

President Marcos has approved the gradual return to the old June-to-March school calendar following concerns that the present schedule makes students and teachers vulnerable to the extreme heat of the summer months......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Government OKs P432 million climate adaptation projects

The government has greenlighted some P432 million worth of projects meant to aid climate vulnerable areas in the Philippines......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Critical minerals are key to the green movement

Given the effects of climate change that are already being felt around the globe especially among the most vulnerable countries like the Philippines, there is now greater urgency in finding fast and high- impact solutions that would at least slow down, if not reverse, global warming......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Philippines contributes $3 million to ADF

The Philippines is providing $3 million (P171 million) to the Asian Development Bank fund meant to help poor and vulnerable economies in Asia-Pacific......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

ADB urged to boost climate financing to $11.5 billion

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) needs to ramp up its climate financing to at least $11.5 billion annually as vulnerable economies continue to take the hit of the impact of worsening climate change......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Vulnerable individuals urged to avoid airport welcome, send-offs at airports

The Manila International Airport Authority called on friends and family members of departing and arriving passengers to reconsider bringing vulnerable individuals such as children, senior citizens and pregnant women as well as those with medical conditions, to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for farewell and greetings amid the heat being experienced in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Heatwaves Put Millions of Children in Asia at Risk: UN

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. - Other Media news - Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions, AFP reported.The U.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

Jayda ngayong Women’s Month: ‘Being sensitive, resilient is a beautiful thing’

MAY pahabol na mensahe ang singer-actress na si Jayda Avanzado ngayong ipinagdiriwang natin ang Women’s Month. Sa exclusive interview ng BANDERA, sinabi ng binansagang “Pambansang Sad Girl” na dapat ipagmalaki ng kababaihan ang pagiging sensitive, vulnerable at resilient. Para sa kanya, ito ang ilan sa mga katangian na bumubuo sa pagiging babae. “[It’s] owning your.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 24th, 2024

Charter change could worsen destructive mining impact

By DOMINIC GUTOMAN AND ZYSA MEI ELLORAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – For environmental defenders, the government’s push for charter change (cha-cha) could worsen the already dire impacts of destructive mining corporations on vulnerable communities. The Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) and Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) held a protest in front of… The post Charter change could worsen destructive mining impact appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Kate Winslet has fun playing tyrant in ‘The Regime’

‘Elena Vernham is nothing like anything I’ve ever come across in my life before. I have to somehow transform myself and become this disgusting, sort of wild, tyrannical but vulnerable, interesting, multi-textured, complicated woman. I kind of dug into that. That was really my job, you know? I didn’t want her to just look like and be this perfect shouting dictator who is shrill sometimes. That’s not that was not interesting to me. That would have become a bit monotonous and exhausting to watch.’.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

Mayor Baste: Prioritize Mindanao’s safety, security vs terrorism

DAVAO City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte addressed the national government to prioritize the safety and security of the Mindanao regions vulnerable to terrorism......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

Government grants $6.6 million to clean up old landfill sites

The Government has granted $6.6 million to clean up four historic New Zealand landfill and dump sites vulnerable to extreme weather events and coastal erosion.At the BlueGreens Forum in Paihia today Environment Minister Penny Simmonds said that the Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund grants will go towards fixing former landfills and dump sites in Tairwhiti, Southland, Canterbury and Nelson.  "These.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

Philippines diploma mill rep may attract low-tier foreign universities, expert warns

The Philippines' reputation for having so-called “diploma mills” makes it vulnerable to the entry of substandard foreign universities if proposals to open up higher education to foreign ownership push through, an education expert warned during a Senate hearing on Charter change......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Afghanistan: Aid Cutbacks, Taliban Abuses Imperil Health

(New York) - The sharp reduction in foreign assistance for Afghanistan's public health system, alongside the Taliban's serious abuses against women and girls have jeopardized the right to health for millions of Afghans, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The healthcare crisis has made the Afghan population increasingly vulnerable to severe malnutrition.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Arts and rights community in unison: Free Jade Castro

“How many more artists will continue to be vulnerable to such attacks? We denounce how these violations of our rights persist under the current administration and join our colleagues in the call to release Castro immediately." The post Arts and rights community in unison: Free Jade Castro appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Italy s Dodgy Detention Deal with Albania

Italy's detention deal with Albania breaches international law and is abusive in many aspects, including by potentially creating legal limbo for vulnerable people. Yet, the plan-to detain in Albania people interdicted or rescued by Ital.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

Heart Evangelista back to working with Albert Kurniawan after glam team rift; gets emotional

Socialite-artist Heart Evangelista showed a vulnerable part of herself in a new video where she touched upon unnamed people in the past who wronged her......»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Marcos issues EO to boost assistance to street dwellers

President Marcos has institutionalized a program designed to help vulnerable and disadvantaged persons as well as street dwellers as part of his administration’s anti-poverty efforts......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

Enrique Gil s raunchy romp in I Am Not Big Bird hits Netflix. Here’s why you shouldn’t miss it!

Enrique Gil s raunchy romp in I Am Not Big Bird hits Netflix. Here’s why you shouldn’t miss it!.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated News1 hr. 11 min. ago

EDITORIAL — Presuming regularity

She is fluent in Filipino and claims to have been born and bred in the Philippines, but can’t remember the house where she was born, why her birth was registered only 17 years later, what homeschooling program she supposedly had until high school or why she did not attend a regular school or finish college......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024