In Philippines, Enterprises Are Recognising Gender Diversity On Business, Says ILO Report

More than eight out of ten enterprises in the Philippines recognising the positive impacts of gender diversity on business, a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) titled: Leading to Success: the business case for women in business and management in the Philippines says. According to the study published for the first UN International Equal […]

The Conviction of Maria Ressa: Press Freedom in the Philippines

It has long been said that countries in Southeast Asia take a dim view of the fourth estate. Various legal measures have been deployed against those irritable scribblers over the years: old, colonial-era security legislation; defamation suits; traditional forms of lengthy detention without charge. Such states have mastered the supreme sensibility of their colonial forebears: […]

Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines

A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday. Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph (75 mph) and gusts of 150 kph, heavy rain and flooding. More than 58,000 people were evacuated from their […]