Rappler's latest stories on MDGs
Most Filipinos want candidates to prioritize family planning – survey
A Pulse Asia poll shows 8 out of 10 Filipinos believe candidates should include family planning in their program of action while 9 out of 10 want the government to allocate funding for family planning services
Cebu debate: Education, health on agenda, but not discussed
Presidential candidates were able to tackle a few issues during the debate but they weren t asked about two key matters supposedly on the agenda
PH fails to halve child malnutrition within 25 years
The Philippines did not reach its target of reducing child malnutrition as part of the Millennium Development Goals
Meeting RH-related SDG targets: 'Work must start from Day 1'
Former health secretary Esperanza Cabral talks about what the Philippines must do differently to achieve the targets under the Sustainable Development Goals related to reproductive health
Social enterprise advocates push for PRESENT bill passage
Social enterprises can be instrumental in transforming communities out from poverty through the provision of goods services and opportunities and which can enable these sectors to take part in economic activities
Recto: P1B in 2016 budget to fight HIV epidemic in PH
Half of the budget will be used to buy anti retroviral drugs while the rest will go to test kits and reagents surveillance and local prevention programs
INFOGRAPHIC: HIV epidemic in the Philippines
There is a challenge for the Philippine government to ramp up its response to the HIV situation in the country in terms of funding and raising awareness But what can Filipinos do in their own capacity?
Gender equality: Is it achievable in 15 years?
The United Nations proposes a specific list of targets for achieving gender equality
Child deaths halved since 1990, but UN goal missed
Only 62 of 195 countries met targets they adopted 15 years ago says a study which measures the world s performance in one of the 8 so called Millennium Development Goals
Chris Brown's Fil-Canadian promoter denies Iglesia ni Cristo's charges
John Michael Pio Roda the Filipino Canadian arrested for allegedly swindling an Iglesia Ni Cristo company says there is already an agreement to repay the amount lost from Chris Brown s cancelled 2014 concert
Climate change key focus in UN's new dev't goals
Six of out of the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals are geared towards mitigating the impacts of climate change aside from the stand alone goal No 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
PH women and development beyond 2015
With Millennium Development Goals expiring by the end of 2015 how will the battle for gender equality continue?
UN-backed dev’t network launched in PH
With 2015 as the millennium development goals deadline the UN sets a development agenda anew
Jeffrey Sachs: Philippines has much to teach world
The country should be a world leader in sustainable development says the renowned US economist
Material World: What can Madonna's Super VIP ticket cover?
The most expensive ticket for Madonna s concert is worth P57 750 beyond the reach of the average Filipino
Less deaths, but world still misses MDG on maternal health
In 2013 about 289 000 mothers died worldwide That s 800 women dying each day due to preventable causes
UN: 10 more years needed to reach MDG on child mortality
About 16 000 children under 5 die every day in 2015 due to preventable causes such as pneumonia diarrhea and malaria
Developing nations give up on global tax plan
The dispute is at the center of the summit which has been tackling the question of how to plug an estimated 2 5 trillion gap in development financing
Final MDG report: Literacy up, but 57M kids still out of school
Only Eastern Asia and Northern Africa have reached universal or nearly universal enrollment in primary education
Poverty, hunger, still threaten MDG
The attainment of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 is expected to pave the way for the adoption of the new sustainable development agenda
Social protection programs vital to fight vs hunger
The 2015 State of Food Security in the World report reveals that social protection plays a big role in the developing world meeting its MDG hunger target
Women, are your reproductive rights protected?
On the International Day of Action for Women s Health advocates urge the Philippine government to address the country’s grave and systematic violations of women’s reproductive rights
Barangay health stations rising from the Haiyan rubble
Filipinos in rural areas prefer to get basic medical services in barangay health stations but these are very vulnerable to strong typhoons such as Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013
2016 target: Poverty rate in PH down to at least 18%
This target is still higher than the country s 2015 Millennium Development Goals which is to halve the poverty rate to 16 6 from 33 1 in 1991
The challenges of maternal health in PH
Poor unemployed mothers struggle to find ways of putting a meal on their table is constant and their health and that of their children take the back seat
Gaps remain as PH misses 2015 education goals
The country has already put in place the Education for All Acceleration Plan 2015 It will join the rest of the world in setting new education targets for 2030 during the World Education Forum in South Korea
Sustainable goals: From the MDGs to the SDGs
The Philippines should join the UK and Japan in calling for a more focused development agenda Otherwise we may not able to prioritize actions to ensure that no one is left behind
Money in basic education, cash transfers: What works?
Current investments in the social sector need to be sustained and deepened so government can help ensure that no one is left behind
How ASEAN is trying to end hunger and food insecurity
Cooperation and camaraderie need to be fostered among ASEAN member states to attain goals
From politics to planet, 2015 is year of big decisions
With major decisions deals and deadlines coming up 2015 is a make or break year for the Philippines the region and the world
#HungerProject: Aiming for #ZeroHunger
Aiming for ZeroHunger highlights the best practices and challenges faced by those fighting hunger and malnutrition in the country
8 ways breastfeeding can help PH achieve dev't
There are 8 Millienium Development Goals that the country can achieve with the help of mothers who breastfeed their children exclusively in the first 6 months
Lawmaker to DepEd: Why not hire a nurse for every school?
Education Secretary Armin Luistro says during the budget hearing that it will not be practical to provide one nurse in each of the department’s 46 000 schools
Q and A: ‘Glass ceiling, not brick wall, for PH women’
Senator Pia Cayetano tells Rappler why the Philippines does not have enough women leaders and why poor mothers continue to die of childbirth
Recto dares gov't: Pour more funds in 'health bucket'
Senator Ralph Recto commends the increase in the government s proposed health spending for 2015 but says more funding is still needed
iMove for 2015: Fighting hunger, injustice, and beyond
How can Filipinos move toward a better 2015 and beyond?
PH 'likely' to meet education, infant mortality MDGs
But a year before the deadline the country is losing the fight to lessen maternal deaths
Children's rights group to Aquino gov't: Address inequality in child deaths
With 500 days left to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals Save the Children urges the government to address issues of inequality and its causes
Breastfeeding a 'security issue'
During emergency situations and calamities breast milk is also a mother’s best advantage and a baby’s best defense Cayetano says
Inequality in education worst in S. Asia, Arab states, Africa
The latest UNDP report shows older generations continue to struggle with illiteracy; younger ones experience difficulty in transitioning from primary to secondary education
Latest PH Nutrition Survey reveals little progress in beating hunger
The 2013 National Nutrition Survey reveals how far the Philippines has gone in its fight against hunger
More Africans in extreme poverty than in 1990 – UN
Sub Saharan Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world in its progress with population growth conflicts and a decrease in international aid making the timely completion of many Millenium Development Goals unlikely
A thirsty world and the PH water problem
Unsafe water kills more people than wars each year Have you ever thought of how many people lack access to toilets and safe drinking water?
What's next for hunger and poverty after 2015?
With the coming deadline the next issue is how to sustain the achieved Millennium Development Goals
End hunger for today's and tomorrow's generation
Is it possible to end hunger for generations to come? The answer is a big yes advocates say How? Governments should step up
Health care on wheels: A little push for political will
The health department s roadshow aims to visit 3 provinces every month until June 30 2016 with a budget of P1 million per region
DOH revising RH rules; law seen to curb child deaths
The health department says the Philippines is likely to attain its 4th Millennium Development Goal – to reduce the country s under 5 mortality rate
'Unsexy' but worthy: KC Concepcion on the fight vs hunger
Foreigners are surprised that the Philippines has a hunger issue considering that it is an agricultural country says World Food Programme ambassador KC Concepcion
Education for all by 2015? Not happening, says Unesco
According to the UN agency countries still lagging behind their goals must spend more on education
Health advocates rejoice over upheld RH law
UPDATED Reproductive health advocates hail the big victory for women and young people and say they are ready for the next battle: to ensure its implementation
