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Issue No. 23036 | Oct 1, 2023
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Rich countries are importing a solution to their nursing shortages—and poor countries are paying the price

qz.com

As US healthcare workers quit in droves, record numbers of migrant nurses from the Philippines and elsewhere are filling the void

qz.com

Trending In West Philippine Sea

PCG: China installs floating barrier southeast of Bajo de Masinloc

Manila, Philippines — The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) has installed a floating barrier southeast of Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag Shoal or Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Sunday. — September 24, 2023

globalnation.inquirer.net
More on Floating Barrier By China in Scarborough Shoal
  • Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea. — September 25, 2023

    npr.org
  • PCG removes China barrier - Manila Standard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday removed the floating barriers installed by China at a shoal in the West Philippine Sea that blocked Filipino fishermen from the fish-rich area, following the orders of the President and the direction on National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano. — September 25, 2023

    manilastandard.net
  • What is Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea and why are China and the Philippines disputing it? The Philippines on Tuesday vowed not to back down against a Chinese move to block its fishermen from a hotly contested area of the South China Sea, as Beijing warned against provocations after Manila severed its floating barrier. — September 27, 2023

    reuters.com
In Politics

₱125-M OVP confidential funds were spent in just 11 days, not 19, says Quimbo

Quimbo said COA has committed to finish its audit of the ₱125 million by Nov. 15 this year. — September 25, 2023

mb.com.ph

In Women's Rights & Advocacy

For Filipino wartime rape survivors, a last hope for reparations

Women raped by Imperial Japanese soldiers in 1944, UN body calls for reparations from Philippines government, Remaining survivors pin hopes for fund on President Marcos — September 28, 2023

interaksyon.philstar.com

In Food Supply

Marcos okays ₱12.7-B financial aid to rice farmers

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved and ordered the release of ₱12.7 billion for the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) to help about 2.3 million small rice farmers amid some agricultural challenges in the country, Malacañang announced Saturday. — September 30, 2023

manilatimes.net

In Technology

Hackers demand $300,000 for compromised PhilHealth database

Hackers have asked for $300,000 or roughly P17 million from the government after the database of state insurer PhilHealth was hacked through the Medusa ransomware, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology. — September 25, 2023

cnnphilippines.com

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