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Filipinos have long treated food security and food self-sufficiency as though they were the same, as if a country that grows all the food it eats automatically has a well-fed population.

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport recorded a strong surge in passenger traffic this Undas, handling close to 1.3 million travelers over the nine-day holiday period and surpassing both initial forecasts and last year’s figures.

The Philippines is seeking a P1.2-billion grant from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reduce plastic and organic waste entering the Pasig River system by 25 percent over five years, with the proposed program targeting weaknesses in household garbage segregation, collection and waste processing.

Opening a bank account just got easier for millions of Filipinos, as Salmon Bank now lets customers complete their application by simply scanning their National ID QR code and doing a quick liveness check—no need to present or upload physical identification documents at all.