UN: Record 70.8-million people were displaced at the end of 2018
Geneva"•More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real ...
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Water for peace
In celebration of United Nation’s World Water Day, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, in partnership with Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc., ...
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DFA: Two teams to bring OFWs home from Libya
The Department of Foreign Affairs has deployed two augmentation teams to Libya to beef up the Philippine Embassy’s operations as ...
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Vizcaya allots P1.6 billlion for AIP, MDG projects
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The provincial government has allotted more than P1.6 billion to operationalize its local government bureaucracy and fund programs, ...
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MOA Happiness Run
According to a global survey, the Philippines has emerged as one of the happiest countries in the world. The United ...
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UN urged to act on ‘smear campaign’ against Callamard
The United Nation on Wednesday urged the UN Human Rights Council president Joaquin Alexander Maza Martelli to make an action ...
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UN official hits HR violations
A TOP official of the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights has criticized the continued attacks ...
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