Former President Rodrigo Duterte (on screens) of the Philippines addresses the UN General Assembly’s 76th session last year. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak
DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Aug 3 2022 (IPS) – With the national election and transfer of power in the Philippines from outgoing President Duterte to incoming President Marcos Jr. in July 2022, it seems an appropriate time to briefly take stock of the country’s current demographic situation, as well as recent related developments.
According to the biennial global estimates and projections of world population issued by the United Nations Population Division in 2022, the Philippines population climbed to …
Sex workers in Chennai give a thumps up to India’s liberalised abortion law. Many sex workers are living with HIV and face discrimination and stigma in accessing safe abortions. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
NEW DEHLI, Apr 14 2020 (IPS) – Arti Zodpe is from the Tamasha (folk dance-drama) theatre in Sangli, in India’s Maharashtra state. After evening performances, some of the singers and dancers offer sex work services to the audience.
“We [Tamasha sex workers] live outside of the city as people fe…