Philippines

FILED - The Philippines said on Tuesday it was ready to work with Russia in testing and producing a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Russian scientists. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would be the first one the vaccine could be experimented on. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/dpa.

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CHILD PROTECTION

Philippines raises age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/7/22

Under the new legislation, adults who have sexual relations with anyone under 16 years old are automatically guilty of statutory rape.

HANDOUT - 17 December 2021, ---: An image aquired via the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite shows the typhoon Rai sweeping through the western side of the Philippines. Emergency teams in the Philippines on Saturday rushed aid to areas battered by the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, which killed up to 24 people and displaced more than 330,000. Photo: -/Nasa Earth via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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DISASTER

Typhoon death toll hits 389 in the Philippines, with 64 still missing

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Power and communication lines were also knocked out in the most affected areas, and many areas were expected to only get electricity in January

Philippines President Rodrigo-Duterte. Photo: Denniz Futalan/Pexels.

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Duterte expects God and China will help Philippines against Covid-19

The Nomad Today 7/31/20

The Philippine President said he was not joking when he suggested Filipinos who cannot afford to buy alcohol and other disinfectants to instead use gasoline, which the health department earlier…

Coronavirus

Philippine Catholic Church warns devotees against 'holy alcohol'

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

"There is no sacramental holy alcohol that we should make the sign of the cross with when we rub it to ourselves," the bishops stressed in a statement.

Finland

Finland to reopen its embassy in Manila

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

The mission was closed in 2012 due to cuts in Foreign Service appropriations. Among the reasons to reopen, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs mentioned that Finnish companies are recruiting more and…

Philippines raises age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old

Typhoon death toll hits 389 in the Philippines, with 64 still missing

Duterte expects God and China will help Philippines against Covid-19

Philippine Catholic Church warns devotees against 'holy alcohol'

Finland to reopen its embassy in Manila

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