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Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go’s claim that the number of drug lords in the Philippines went down under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte has no basis.

NAIROBI -- One in 10 Filipino girls are getting pregnant. The Philippines faced this truth as it joined a global population and development conference where it committed to reduce poverty and go all out in fully implementing sexual and reproductive health policies amid high pregnancy incidence among girls aged 15-19, now a national concern requiring urgent intervention.

In the fight against disinformation, there is a need to go beyond personality-based name and shame campaigns, and instead analyze the complicity and collusion of professional creative workers in the fake news industry, the latest study by the authors of the 2018 breakthrough report “Architects of Networked Disinformation” in the 2016 elections, said.

President Rodrigo Duterte has called coal plants “clean energy” and urged the private sector to invest more in these types of facilities.

A motorcyclist shares his lesson after suffering from three road crashes in over four years. “We cannot control what’s going to happen on the road. Better to be safe so be in full gear, with a helmet.”

The Philippines needs to redirect its health care strategies in order to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cancer and heart disease, which account for 68 percent of all deaths in the country and impose an enormous burden on the economy.

The dengue epidemic the country is experiencing today had been foreseen as early as in January this year—but preventive measures were still not put in place.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo wrongly claimed Vice President Leni Robredo was asked to “desist from attending” Cabinet meetings back in 2016 because the president “did not want to embarrass” her in front of other Cabinet members.

Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed to co-chair the government’s Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) just hours after the Liberal Party (LP), which Robredo chairs, said she will not accept the post.

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Director Margaux "Mocha" Uson insinuated President Rodrigo Duterte was the "best" among Southeast Asian leaders after being given a number 10 football jersey by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in Thailand on Nov. 2.

Reflectorized vests will enhance visibility of motorcycle riders.

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