May, 2020
One every eight minutes: India’s missing children
May 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
One every eight minutes: India’s missing children It is estimated that a child goes missing in India every eight minutes. Many are trafficked as part of a nationwide trade which is separating children from their families. Millions end up in forced labour, domestic slavery and sex work, in what’s become a lucrative industry. But despite […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Obama criticises Trump administration’s virus response
May 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Former US President Barack Obama has criticised his successor Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. In an online address to graduating college students, he said the pandemic had shown that many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”. It is the second time in recent days that Mr Obama has hit out at […]
Read More...Supreme Court of the Philippines unveils virtual courtrooms during COVID-19 community quarantine
May 20, 2020 · By Microsoft Philippines Communications Team for news.microsoft.com
Courts nationwide implement Microsoft 365 to expedite trials and liberate more than 4,000 people 15 May 2020, MANILA, Philippines – Amidst the quarantine impositions by the Philippine Government, the Supreme Court (SC) has partnered with Microsoft to improve the efficiency and productivity of the country’s legal proceedings through videoconferencing hearings. The conduct of videoconferencing hearings ensure cases […]
Read More...Philippines: How women pay the price of pandemic-induced health care shortages
May 20, 2020 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
Philippines: How women pay the price of pandemic-induced health care shortages As already scarce medical resources are being redirected to respond to COVID-19, women in need of maternal and reproductive health services are paying the price. According to government data, family planning services were reduced by over 50% in March, when a lockdown was declared […]
Read More...Philippine govt praises church pandemic efforts
May 20, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
The Philippine government, which has often been critical of the Catholic Church while President Rodrigo Duterte has been in power, has issued rare praise for all its efforts and donation drives to help the needy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Church’s efforts prove that it is responding to its call to be “servant of the […]
Read More...Myanmar military ‘may be repeating crimes against humanity’
May 20, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Mandalay for ucanews.com
Myanmar’s military may again be carrying out crimes against humanity in Rakhine and Chin states in the conflict-ravaged country, a United Nations rights expert has warned. Yanghee Lee, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, accused the military of ignoring a call for a ceasefire and instead carrying out an armed offensive “inflicting immense […]
Read More...Flattening Covid-19 curve some way off in Philippines
May 20, 2020 · By Joseph Peter CallejaJoseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
It would be premature to say the Philippines has “flattened the curve” in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic before mass testing is established across the country, the Health Department has warned. Such testing needs to be underway before anyone can begin to suggest that, it said on April 30, suggesting a further lockdown extension may be necessary. […]
Read More...Chinese oppression ‘worse than US reported’
May 19, 2020 · By UCA News Reporter for www.ucanews.com
Chinese Christians have welcomed a damning US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report but said religious oppression in China is more severe than what is reported. Christian leaders say the space for religious freedom has severely shrunk in the past two decades, with the communist regime implementing a series of policies aiming to eradicate […]
Read More...Philippines eyes two-wheel public transport after lockdown
May 19, 2020 · By Joseph Peter CallejaJoseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Transport authorities in the Philippines say they will include bicycles and motorcycles as part of the country’s public transport system once Covid-19 lockdowns are lifted on May 15. These modes of transport enable people to get around easily and better observe social distancing rules, a senior transport official said on May 6. “Bicycles and motorbikes […]
Read More...Column: Filipino nurses battled discrimination to work in American hospitals. Now they fight for PPE
May 19, 2020 · By Los Angeles Times for www.latimes.com
Column: Filipino nurses battled discrimination to work in American hospitals. Now they fight for PPE If you live in Southern California, there’s a good chance that you have at some point received medical care from a Filipino American professional. Filipino nurses — along with doctors, anesthesiologists and every other kind of medical worker — are […]
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