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Andrea Trinidad, president of Hemophilia Advocates-Philippines, awards $700 Micro-Enterprise Grant to Rolly Marsula who has Hemophilia A. Image from Trinidad’s Facebook account MANILA, Philippines — In 2015,  Andrea Trinidad, president of Hemophilia Advocates-Philippines (HAP) and former reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, wrote a story narrating the struggles experienced by Filipinos with bleeding disorders. Hemophilia is a rare genetic bleeding disorder in which the blood can not clot properly. This can cause spontaneous and prolonged bleeding following an injury or surgery. It affects a person’s joints and internal organs. For people with hemophilia, simple cuts can be fatal. In her story, she shared how thousands of Filipinos with hemophilia further suffer due to the lack of access to treatment in the country. Six years have passed but Trinidad said the same issue is still relevant partnered with the current issues caused by some restrictions implemented due to ... » Learn More about Six years later, Filipinos with hemophilia still struggle in getting treatment

The first signs that young voters might have been crucial in the outcome of last Friday's general election came early on Saturday morning as the results were still sinking in. Asked at the People's Action Party's (PAP) press conference if the ruling party had lost the youth vote, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said young people have "very significantly different life aspirations and priorities". He had just seen a nearly nine-point vote swing against his party, with a record 10 opposition candidates winning seats in Parliament. From analysts to politicians, many have since portrayed the swing against the PAP - almost every win came with a reduced share of the vote - as an indication of the need to better incorporate younger perspectives. Former MP Inderjit Singh, in a Facebook post on Sunday, said millennials were the group who most likely voted against the PAP. He estimated that more than half of young voters had cast their ballot for the opposition. A day earlier, Law and ... » Learn More about Singapore GE2020: Signs of young voters’ crucial role in election outcome

BEIJING: China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in record in the first quarter, data showed on Friday (Apr 16), in a sharp turnaround from its historic contraction caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. The world's second-largest economy was the only major one to grow at all in 2020, supported by industrial activity and better-than-expected exports as the virus hit markets around the world. It marks the fastest pace since quarterly records began three decades ago, though the GDP figure of 18.3 per cent is slightly below forecasts in an AFP survey of economists. While the disease first emerged in central China in late 2019, the country was also the quickest to bounce back after authorities imposed strict control measures and consumers stayed home. "The national economy made a good start," National Bureau of Statistics spokeswoman Liu Aihua told reporters on Friday. The sharp spike was partly due to "incomparable factors such as the low base figure of last year and increase ... » Learn More about China GDP grows record 18.3% in first quarter in COVID-19 rebound