Apr 08 Philippine top court says reproductive health law constitutional By Anya van Wagtendonk In a landmark decision Tuesday, the Philippine Supreme Court ended a months-long legal battle with Catholic leaders when it upheld a bill that provided free contraception and sexual education to its nation’s poorest citizens. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch News Wrap: Philippine government signs peace accord ending conflict with Muslim rebel group By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Philippine government signed a peace agreement with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group to end decades of conflict. The deal creates an autonomous Muslim region in the south. Also, the International Monetary Fund will… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Scammers take advantage of Filipino nurses lured by promise of employment in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Shortages in the American health care system are raising demand for foreign nurses, who can unknowingly face great risk in finding a way to get to the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the Philippines about… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Diving into the Philippines' dangerous, underwater mines By Hari Sreenivasan, PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It's risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may… Continue watching
Jan 27 In Philippines, workers toil among hazards in compressor mining By Richard C. Paddock SANTA MILAGROSA, Philippines -- Brian Mullaton is 13 years old and makes his living by diving into deep, muddy holes. Continue reading
Jan 27 One Filipino town's risky search for gold By Larry C. Price In the Philippines, people desperate to make a living dive into muddy waters in makeshift mines in search of gold. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Lifting Filipinos out of poverty by growing social entrepreneurship at home By Justin Scuiletti Continue watching
Jan 21 Building enterprises and self-esteem at the Philippines' Enchanted Farm By Fred de Sam Lazaro ANGAT, Philippines -- To Antonio "Tony" Meloto, migration is both culprit and symptom of the entrenched poverty in the Philippines. It is a poverty of self-esteem as much as anything material, he adds. Continue reading
Jan 16 In troubled countries, 'child-friendly spaces' offer some relief By Larisa Epatko Even in countries that are reeling from natural disasters or conflict, children desire the same thing: a place to congregate and play ... and sometimes party. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Wednesday, December 18, 2013 he Federal Reserve announced it would begin to taper its monetary stimulus… Continue watching