Private sector economists forecast further easing in inflation this year to 3.7 percent based on the latest survey conducted by the central bank in May 2024 versus the 3.8 percent from the April tally. Based on the latest Monetary Policy Report (MPR) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the …
Read More »Woman shoots live-in partner dead in Quezon
GUMACA, Quezon – A 57-year-old land developer was killed while his daughter was wounded after his live-in partner shot them at dawn on Sunday in Elas Memorial Park, Barangay Butaguin, this town. Police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida identified the fatality as Raynaldo, owner of Elas Land Development Inc. Abellanida …
Read More »NCSC hopes for swift passage of pro-senior citizen bills in Senate
AID FOR SENIORS. Indigent senior citizens from 21 island villages in Surigao City receive their stipends for the first semester of 2024 in a series of payout activities on April 10, 2024. The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is hoping for the swift approval of four measures that aim to …
Read More »Marcos ensures continued support for ‘Aghon’-hit areas
President Marcos has assured those living in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Aghon that the government is ready to assist them as P1.2 million in humanitarian assistance was already released to aid those in need. EFFECTS OF ‘AGHON’ — A car gets crushed by a felled tree in Taytay, …
Read More »Hontiveros: Senate probe on Guo ‘not an attack’ against Filipino-Chinese
Photo from Sen. Risa Hontiveros Facebook page The Senate investigation into Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in Tarlac is not an attack on the Filipino-Chinese community, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros. The senator said this was contrary to the statement of civic …
Read More »SC asks Comelec, Miru Systems to comment on petition to annul P17.9 billion contract
This photo shows a picture of PCOS Machines. (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has required the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment in the petition seeking to annul the P17.9 billion contract awarded to the South Korea-based election service provider Miru Systems for the 2025 …
Read More »‘Purchase of new VCMs a decision of entire government
This file photo shows a vote-counting machine used by the Commission on Elections. (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — The purchase of new vote-counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2025 midterm elections was not the sole decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “It is not just …
Read More »Vegetable supply stable despite Aghon
STABLE SUPPLY. The supply of vegetables remains stable after Typhoon Aghon, Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations U-Nichols Manalo says during an ambush interview in Quezon City on Monday (May 27, 2024). He said strict monitoring is being conducted to protect consumers from unscrupulous vendors. (PNA photo by Stephanie Sevillano) MANILA …
Read More »More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says
More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. United Nations agency previously put death …
Read More »Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah area for displaced people, Gaza health officials say
Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials said at least 35 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike Sunday on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The Israel Defence Forces said it struck a Hamas compound in Rafah and that it was carried out with “precise ammunition and on the …
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