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MANILA, Philippines – A former woman warrior of the country’s once largest rebel group has the answer to the needs of Muslim women who believe they are defying Allah’s teaching by using pork fat-laden skin care products: an Islamic “halal” soap.
BUTUAN CITY — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has extended a program for peace and development in the Caraga region until the end of the year as it seeks to build more peace and development communities (PDCs), particularly in conflict areas and areas vulnerable to conflict in Mindanao.
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups.
The number of people diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is the highest reported since the disease first surfaced in the country in 1984, said Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral.
BUTUAN CITY – New Zealand Ambassador Andrew Matheson together with Renaud Meyer, country director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) starts their three-day swing in Region 13 to reaffirm their commitment to peace and development in the Caraga Region.
In recent years the Asia-Pacific region, along with the rest of the world, has been assailed by a series of global crises, first the energy and food crises, and more recently the financial and economic crisis... [read more]
The Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Report (APHDR) is an important resource and instrument to explore critical development concerns.... [read more]
