Philippines ranked least safe: Palace optimistic for improvement

Malacaŋang and the DOH responded to the Global Finance report which ranked the Philippines as the least safe country out of 134 nations.

The Philippines scored 14.8999 points overall, with factors including war and peace, personal security, natural disaster risk, and COVID-19 impact.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque expressed optimism for improvement, citing declining crime rates and public satisfaction with the government's pandemic response.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire urged the public to take the survey results with a grain of salt, noting uncontrollable factors such as natural disasters.