Lawmakers to Aquino: Declare Philippines under State of Calamity
NAYPYIDAW — President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, presently in Burma for an official visit, has formalized a donation of US$300,000 in humanitarian aid designated for to conflict-stricken Arakan State. The Philippine president had a meeting with State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on ...
leakages, and promotes corruption and rent seeking, cash transfers have been introduced as a more efficient alternativeformof welfare delivery. Theoretically, the case for cash is an economically sound one. A lump-sum amount of cash can have multiple benefits. First, it would expand...
Compared to other states, Missouri does not have a large immigrant population. In 2021, 4.1% of Missourians were foreign-born. The largest number of immigrants in the state come from Mexico, India, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines.[8] Female Missourians outnumber their male counterparts 50....
Philippines toll could top 1,000: Typhoon leaves state of calamity in 165 mph wakeOliver Teves
President Gloria Arroyo declared a state of national calamity yesterday as the Philippines began taking stock after Typhoon Durian, which pummelled the the country last Thursday triggering landslides that are feared to have killed more than 1,000 people.Bignell, Paul...
and mental health among others while lowering the incidence of teen pregnancies, child marriages, and intimate partner violence.2 Cash transfers prove particularly useful during times of natural calamity and exogenous nega- tive shocks such as COVID-19 in increasing the adaptive capacities of the poo...