NOW LIVE

Tag: Philippines

Philippines sees pandemic rise in child sex abuse – BBC News

The Philippines has now emerged as the world’s largest source of online child sexual exploitation. Reported incidents in the country have risen by around 280 per cent this year, according to UNICEF, after one of the world’s longest pandemic lockdowns left vulnerable children at home. More than 80% of those who sexually exploit children in the Philippines are their relatives, paid by people in the…

Philippines storm Nalgae kills dozens in floods and mudslides – BBC News

Dozens of people have been confirmed dead with many more missing after a storm hit the Philippines. Storm Nalgae has killed at least 98 people since it made landfall. Whole villages have been swept away by flooding and rescuers are still searching for bodies that have been buried in landslides. The storm has caused the most havoc in Maguindanao province, on Mindanao island. Please subscribe…

Korean Air plane with 173 on board damaged after overshooting runway in Philippines

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A Korean Air plane overshot the runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines on October 23, 2022. All 173 passengers and crew members on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The plane from Incheon had previously attempted to land twice before the accident happened. Related story: Korean Air says sorry for plane overshooting runway in…

Typhoon Noru’s deadly path through Philippines has damaged crops and triggered inflation fears

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines so far this year has killed at least six people and triggered concerns about inflation after it heavily damaged rice crops. Typhoon Noru battered Luzon, the country’s most populous island, for more than a day after the storm made landfall on September 25, 2022. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us…

Covid pandemic worsens poverty in the Philippines, leaving millions more impoverished

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube About 2.3 million more people in the Philippines have been pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, largely due to the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the country’s statistics agency. Recently inaugurated President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr aims to slash the poverty rate to nine per cent by 2028 by focusing on fully…

Breaking News

Home Terms Privacy GDPR

Contact
Copyright Saeculum XXI. All Rights Reserved
Information Wars The Ultimate 21st Century News Source!