Alliance of Filipino women Gabriela staged a noise barrage in Quezon City to protest against the “severe economic crisis” as well as demand salary increase and decent job opportunities for all. (Photo courtesy of Gabriela) Members of Gabriela on Monday afternoon, Feb. 27, trooped in front of...
The first batch of Filipinos evacuating from Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis there has arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, July 31. 13 Filipino repatriates from Sri Linka (DFA photo) According to the DFA, 13 distressed Filipinos,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised an Alert Level 2 status in Sri Lanka, which means no new deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will be allowed, amid protests brought by economic crisis in the South Asian country. Under Alert Level 2, also called a Restriction Phase, only...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, June 4, it will continue providing assistance to Filipinos in Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country. While assistance is ongoing, DFA clarified there is no urgent need to have a rapid response team there. This came after DFA...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said there was no need for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to send a response team to Sri Lanka amid an ongoing economic crisis there but stressed that the DFA is ready to respond to the needs of Filipinos abroad. Anti-government demonstrators...
She didn't point fingers but it is obvious the Megastar is not happy with the ongoing pandemic creating a huge economic snag. The "Revirginized" star took to social media recently to air her opinion on the matter, going on to call on everyone, particularly the wealthy, to rise above "ayuda" and...
The unprecedented government borrowings to offset the impact of the pandemic-induced recession have driven public debt to nearly P11 trillion in April this year. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury report on Thursday, June 3, the national government’s debt burden zoomed 28 percent to P10.991...
Life would not probably get back to normal until 2022 as COVID-19 vaccines may not be enough to enable people to return to business as usual by next year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. A resident rides her bicycle past armed soldiers along a street in Navotas in...
