The video shows a police officer shooting a woman and her son after a dispute over a noisemaker. Some activists linked the killings to a culture of violence in which the police are allowed to act with ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines is set to raise the age of sexual consent from TWELVE to 16
The Philippines has one of the lowest ages of consent in the world, allowing adults to legally have sex with children as young as 12 if they agree. The Congress is set to approve a bill to raise the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines has ‘very strong fiscal position’ to get COVID-19 loans — ADB
ADB country director for the Philippines Kelly Bird said Manila's expected debt levels are "relatively low" for a country with a BBB plus debt rating. ( read original story ...)
Philippines in talks to loan $325M from ADB for COVID-19 vaccines
The Philippines has requested to loan about $325 million or P15.627 billion from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the procurement of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ... ( read original story ...)
Police Brutality Trends as Philippines Murder Video Goes Viral
The Philippine government said it would prosecute a police officer over the deaths of a mother and son, after a video of the point blank shooting went viral in social media, prompting renewed calls ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to get 30 million doses of India’s Novavax vaccine
The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax Inc's Covid-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on Monday, boosting the country's effort to secure supplies to ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to get 30 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: Minister
The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
30M doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India assured to Philippines —Locsin
The Philippines has been assured of around 30 million dosages of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine Novavax, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday. The terms on the supply of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record $1 trillion budget highlights COVID-19 challenge to growth, debt
Japan's cabinet approved on Monday a record $1.03 trillion budget draft for the next fiscal year starting in April 2021, the Ministry of Finance said, as the coronavirus and stimulus spending puts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to mull bolder emissions target, carbon pricing scheme next year -minister
Japan will look at reducing greenhouse gas emissions beyond its current target for 2030 and lay out details next year on a carbon pricing scheme that won't rule out a carbon tax, the environment ... ( read original story ...)