ASEAN – According to debt monitor Moody’s Investors Service, the Asia-Pacific region, including the Philippines, would undoubtedly feel the effect of rising tensions and Russia’s threat of invading Ukraine via global price shocks and trade disruption (Feb. 23). Moody’s managing director Michael Taylor said in a statement that the Asia-Pacific economies they monitor had “little direct exposure to Russian or …

ASEAN – Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Friday that Asia-Pacific nations should increase their healthcare capacity and completely vaccinate their citizens in order to prepare for a spike in Covid-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant, which has been identified in the region. Scientists are still collecting data to determine how infectious Omicron is, as well …