How the Philippines ranks in the Social Progress Index
This infographic shows the ratings of Southeast Asian countries in Deloitte’s Social Progress Index.
Remittances top 2015 goal
MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose to a record-high level in December that brought the full-year total well above a downward-revised official 4% estimate for 2015, according to the central bank.
In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said cash remittances totaled some $2.47 billion in December — the biggest inflows posted in any month and 4.9% more than the $2.354 billion seen a year prior.
Remittances traditionally peak every December as OFWs send money to their families for Christmas.
Betting on Mindanao
Building peace is just like clearing land mines.
Or so said Harriet Lamb, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the UK-based International Alert, one of the world’s leading peace-building organizations.
Men face higher risk of cancers linked to oral sex
WASHINGTON — Men are twice as likely as women to get cancer of the mouth and throat linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, researchers say.
Automakers, Super Bowl ad stalwarts, buy less air time
THE SUPER BOWL was a little less sleek, sporty, and horsepowered this year. The portion of advertising time devoted to promoting cars and trucks during the pro football championship game — American TV’s most-watched event — was at the lowest level since 2010.
New clinic offers confidential, free HIV testing
HIV and AIDS awareness advocacy group LoveYourself, Inc. opened a new HIV testing clinic and community center on Feb. 17. The clinic, called LoveYourself Uni, is located along Taft-Buendia in Pasay City.
Davao’s Chinatown gets all dressed up
By Carmencita A. Carillo
DAVAO CITY — Four archways in different spots mark Chinatown here, which, at 44 hectares in what is mainly the central district, is considered one of the biggest in the world.
Art in the car park
ART FAIR PHILIPPINES 2016 has an expanded and exciting lineup for its fourth edition as it recognizes its role as the world’s window to one of Asia’s fastest growing contemporary art scenes.