Pandemic plunges 100M more workers into poverty: UN
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more than 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said Wednesday, after working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated.
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more than 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said Wednesday, after working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated.
China wants its women to have more children but for many young people, the government’s big promises of support mean little because of soaring living costs and changing mindsets about families.
Russia’s upper house on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed legislation expected to be used to ban allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny from running in elections, the latest move in a crackdown on the opposition.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will be better off having a running mate who’s from another vote-rich region instead of her father, President Rodrigo Duterte.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will run for president in 2022, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda claimed on Wednesday (June 2).
President Rodrigo Duterte called for equitable and universal access to Covid-19 vaccines at the virtual Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) Summit on Wednesday.
Amid the reported feud within the ruling party, a show of unity was made by five senators allied with President Duterte.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday elected Marikina City Rep. Bayani Fernando as chairperson of the House Committee on Human Rights.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the proposal to impose excise tax on single use plastics like “plastik labo” and “sando bag”.
The House of Representantes on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the measure establishing Judiciary Marshal, an independent, professional, and organized security force under the control and supervision of the Supreme Court.