
More Filipinos pursuing higher ed in the US
The number of Filipino students pursuing higher education in the United States reached a 15-year high, with 4,100 Filipinos enrolled during the 2023-2024…
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The number of Filipino students pursuing higher education in the United States reached a 15-year high, with 4,100 Filipinos enrolled during the 2023-2024…
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India topped the list with 26 percent, followed by Indonesia at 10 percent, China and the Philippines both at 6.8 percent and Pakistan at 6.3 percent
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The Philippines is among the countries with the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB).
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‘In 2023, only 83 percent of children worldwide received their first dose of the measles vaccine.’
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The Philippines has reclaimed its status as the fastest-growing internet economy in Southeast Asia, according to the latest Google, Temasek, and Bain &…
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This year, 12 PEZA offices were inspected and 11 — including the Head Office and 10 zone offices nationwide — were recognized for their exemplary…
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By the time medical teams take a look, the wounds are often ‘dirty, rotting, with necrosed (dead) tissues and bones, and full of aggressive microbes that are…
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An estimated 37.8 million women aged 15 to 44 are at risk of cervical cancer.
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The Philippines has been nominated to be President of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025.
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In a statement, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa thanked the Philippines’ neighbors in the Western Pacific ‘for the trust and confidence’
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A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study revealed that the Philippines has a very low bed density, with only 10 hospital beds available per 10,000…
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On World Polio Day, 24 October, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Philippines commended the Philippine government for reducing the number of…
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Only less than half of Filipinos living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are undergoing treatment, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO)…
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The Philippines has logged the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) cases across the Western Pacific Region, a recent World Health Organization (WHO) study…
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Drowning-related deaths rose in the Philippines between 2000 and 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) report found.
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FDI inflows to ASEAN reached a historic $230 billion despite a 10 percent decline in global FDI flows, leading to ASEAN’s share of global FDI to soar by 17…
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From 651 deaths due to NCDs per 100,000 Filipinos in 2000, the figure rose by almost 10 percent to 714 deaths per 100,000 by 2021.
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