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Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines’ inflation is the sixth highest recorded in 2022. Economic experts say that even if the Philippine economy posted growth, inflation grew faster since December.
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of the Philippine government to extend the deadline for the submission of its appeal brief on the investigation of alleged drug-related crimes against humanity under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
A study conducted by the Global Disinformation Index and De La Salle University has found that online news media in the Philippines is at a moderate level of disinformation risk driven mainly by “operational shortcomings.”
It is part of the Philippines’ exercise of its sovereignty when it acceded to the Rome Statute in November 2011, hence binding the country to the treaty provisions from that date until its withdrawal on Mar. 16, 2019.
Nakasaad sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute na ang isang bansang nag-withdraw ay nananatiling may mga pananagutan sa mga insidente na nangyari sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito. Bahagi ng paggamit ng Pilipinas ng soberanya nito ang pagsang-ayon sa Rome Statute noong Nobyembre 2011, na nagbubuklod sa bansa sa mga probisyon ng kasunduan mula sa petsang iyon hanggang sa pagkalas nito noong Marso 16, 2019.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla inaccurately claimed that no other country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Remulla made the false statement during a Jan. 27 press conference when he was asked if the Marcos administration is discussing the possibility of having the […]
Hindi totoo ang sinabi ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla na walang bansa sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) na miyembro ng International Criminal Court (ICC).
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the government to borrow at the historic level of P3.2 trillion to manage the unprecedented health and economic crises that included providing stimulus packages for small businesses, unemployment benefits, incentives and financial assistance for health and other essential workers. The national debt in 2021, a year after the pandemic hit, reached […]
Sa simula ng 2023, iniulat ng isang international debt watcher na ang Pilipinas ay kabilang sa ilang mga bansa na makakakita ng pagbaba sa kanilang debt stock “ng ilang percentage points” batay sa inaasahang mataas na nominal GDP growth.
Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults.