The Philippines' rule of law rating dropped in the scorecard used by the United States to determine if a country can receive aid from its Millennium Challenge Corporation, reports Rappler..
Shibby De Guzman and Bretman Rock (Source: CNN Philippines)
Two Filipinos, high school student protester Shibby de Guzman and a Hawaii-based video online sensation Bretman Rock are among Time Magazine’s “30 Most Influential Teens of 2017,” reports CNN Philippines.
The Philippines fell 3 notches – from 7th place last year to 10th place – in the ranking of the Global Gender Gap report in 2017. The report was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), reports Rappler.
New satellite images show China is still developing facilities in contested waters in the South China Sea, according to a report by Reuters TV/ABS CBN News.
Senator Leila De Lima (Source: Inquirer.net)
Liberal International (LI) has awarded its “highest human rights honor,” Prize for Freedom, to jailed Senator Leila De Lima, the second Filipino to have won the award after former President Corazon Aquino in 1987. LI described De Lima as a “political prisoner, reports Inquirer.net
AARP saluted the Filipino and Filipino American veterans of World War II by funding the minting of 1,000 bronze replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal to be given to veterans and their family members in recognition of their service and sacrifice, reports Inquirer.net.
The peso on Tuesday hovered at its lowest levels against the dollar since 2006 (P51.77 to a US dollar), as the prospect of faster interest rates in the US strengthened the dollar. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said there was no reason to worry given the strong economy, reports ABS-CBN News.
Nonstop heavy rain due to Typhoon Paolo (Lan) hit Dumaguete City and other parts of Negros Oriental last Thursday, October 19. The heavy rain triggered flooding in several barangays and caused the Amlan and Bio-os rivers to overflow, reports Rappler.
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