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As lawmakers mull an across-the-board increase for minimum wage earners, observers at a panel in Manila push for a staggered process in order to balance needs of workers, employers, and its impact on the economy.
A new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative finds little progress in securing Indigenous and local community women's rights to forests, with many legal frameworks remaining gender-blind or regressive.
Six out of 11 cities which endured heat strongly influenced by climate change for 30 days or more from last December to February 2025 were in Asia, including in Tamil Nadu, Manila and Jakarta, according to data from nonprofit Climate Central.