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World Bank: Pandemic to Sink 2.7M More Filipinos in Poverty
World Bank: Pandemic to Sink 2.7M More Filipinos in Poverty
The COVID-19 pandemic will make 2.7 million more Filipinos poor this year on top of a record slide in the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) or economic output in what could be the worst outturn post-war, the World Bank said Tuesday.
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Published at 2020-12-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Health, People, Society
Tags: ASEAN, COVID-19, government, infrastructure, poverty, quarantine, vaccine
Longer Quarantine Drives 23M Filipinos into Hunger, 4.5M More Poor
Longer Quarantine Drives 23M Filipinos into Hunger, 4.5M More Poor
Strict quarantine rules left millions more Filipinos hungry, poor, and jobless, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said as he defended plans to restart the economy. "Mas mabigat po ang naging halaga o danyos ng COVID pagdating sa kagutuman [COVID-19 cost us more in terms of hunger]," Roque said Thursday.
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Published at 2020-10-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Health, News and Events, Society
Tags: COVID-19, economy, poverty, quarantine
Cebu Village’s Sinulog Defies Quarantine Rules
Cebu Village’s Sinulog Defies Quarantine Rules
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has directed police officials to investigate and file charges against organizers of a street dance and religious procession in a sitio (subvillage) here, where a surge in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections has been recorded.
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Published at 2020-06-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Entertainment, News and Events, Society
Tags: COVID-19, Cebu, Cebu City, Officials, Sinulog, quarantine