A demographic transition for PH
In many countries, the demographic transition has led to what is known as the “demographic dividend.”
In many countries, the demographic transition has led to what is known as the “demographic dividend.”
President Rodrigo Duterte said that the travel restrictions were imposed to prevent the spread of highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant.
10 more patients were found to have the B.1.617 strain of Covid-19, bringing to 12 the total number of cases of the more contagious Indian variant in the country
The Philippines was bracing for the typhoon while trying to fight the outbreak largely by locking Filipinos in their homes and prohibiting gatherings that can set off infections.
Aftershocks continued to rattle Mindanao island, including one of magnitude 5.3.
The storm entered Philippine territory Saturday evening, shortly before the Southeast Asian Games 2019 was launched with a colourful opening ceremony.
In Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur province, rescuers were trying to recover three bodies after landslides in two separate towns swallowed parts of agricultural areas, police said.
The Philippines sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by about 7,000 tremors a year, mostly moderate.
More than 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly working illegally for a call center-like operation suspected to be a front for online gambling have been arrested at a resort and casino complex.
