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PH contests index showing it's 2nd least peaceful nation in region
The index shows the Philippines as the second least peaceful country in Asia Pacific, next only to North Korea

Drug war, Marawi pull down PH in Global Peace Index
The Philippines slides one place to 137th out of 163 countries in the 2018 Global Peace Index, and remains second to the last in the Asia Pacific, besting only North Korea

Sea row pulls down Philippines in peace index
In the Asia Pacific region the Philippines is now second to the last in the Global Peace Index besting only North Korea which ranks 153rd

Global terrorism index: PH ranked 9 in 2013
Terrorism in the Philippines is tied with national and separatist claims by people living in southern Philippines a deviation from the world trend showing religion as the driving ideology for terrorism

PH drops in peace index ranking
Internal and external threats to peace continue to hound the Philippines affecting its overall ranking in the 2014 Global Peace Index

World Peace: PH in top 5 'most improved countries'
The Philippines joins Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Bhutan and Guyana in the list of top 5 countries that registered improvements in peacefulness in the 2012 Global Peace Index