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(Eagle News) — Headline inflation in the Philippines slowed down to 8.6 percent in February 2023. According to Philippine Statistics Authority data, this is slower than the 8.7 percent reported in January 2023. The PSA said of the 13 commodity groups, “transport was the sole driver of the downtrend of the overall inflation during the month..,” with a 9.0 percent inflation rate reported in February 2023 from 11.1 percent inflation in January 2023. The PSA […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways is making more trips on Monday, March 6, to accommodate commuters who may be affected on the first day of the transport strike. Undersecretary for Railways Cesar B. Chavez said the railway line will have 14 more, increasing its total to 60 from 46. “It will also add one trip from Tutuban Station and extend its trip departing at 8:46 p.m. from 7:46 p.m.,” he added. Meanwhile, he […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the suspension of the expanded number coding scheme for Monday. The MMDA did not say whether the scheme would be suspended on the subsequent days. The transport strike is expected to end on March 12. “Nakahanda naman ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority para magbigay ng libreng sakay sa mga pasahero na posibleng ma-stranded ng isang linggong tigil pasada simula sa Lunes,” the MMDA said. It said it will […]
(Eagle News) — The oil that spilled over to Mindoro waters after a motor tanker sank off Naujan on Feb. 28 has reached Antique, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The PCG said oil was monitored on Saturday, March 4, in the following barangays in Caluya: 1) Sitio Sabang, Brgy. Tinogboc (1km) 2) Sitio Tambak, Brgy. Semirara (2km) 3) Liwagao Island, Brgy. Sibolo (2km) The Liwagao local government said more or less 600 residents or 150 […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Apayao, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rains. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains. Mindanao and […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threatening the region’s rich marine life and economy. The slick off Mindoro island, south of the capital Manila, stretched for 120 kilometres (75 miles) and was about nine kilometres offshore, said Ram Temena, disaster operations chief in the affected province of Mindoro Oriental. The […]
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista has ordered the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to relax the requirements for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The order was announced days after several transport groups announced a weeklong strike over the formation of cooperatives under the PUVMP. Manibela and the United Transport Federation jeepney organizations had said their strike would start on March 6. Reports estimated the number of commuters to be affected […]
(Eagle News) — The bodies of three of the four victims of the Cessna plane crash in Albay, Bicol have been retrieved, a local official said on Thursday, March 2. Citing Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC), Camalig, Albay Mayor Carlos Baldo said responders carrying the last crash victim are also expected to arrive within the day. So far, he said the three bodies recovered were in Barangay Anoling. He said of these […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation’s Office for Transport Security is set to file charges against its personnel involved in what it said was an extortion incident in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. According to the OTS, both administrative and criminal charges will be filed against the Terminal 2 personnel who figured in a social media video that showed a departing foreign national requesting for a return of the money amounting to 20,000 yen […]
(Eagle News) — The bodies of the four people on board a Cessna plane that crashed near Mayon have been found, a local official said. In a dzbb interview, Mayor Carlos Baldo of Camalig, Albay said the four fatalities–the pilot, mechanic, and two foreigners—were found near the plane wreckage. On Sunday, the plane’s debris was found some 350 meters from Mayon’s summit. “Wala na pong buhay,” he said, noting that authorities had now shifted to […]
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France-Presse BARAS, Philippines (AFP) — From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can’t see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods. Slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging, open-pit mining and development fueled by population growth have stripped the once-densely forested Philippines of much of its trees. In Manila, where more than 13 million people live, low-lying areas are […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 21, announced Isidro Purisima is the new acting presidential adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). The Palace said also appointed as chair of the National Amnesty Commission was Leah Tanodra-Armamento. Purisima replaced Carlito Galvez, Jr., who was appointed the country’s Defense chief last month. President Bongbong Marcos led Purisima’s oath-taking on Monday, according to the Palace. The Palace said Tanodra-Armamento took her oath also on Monday. […]
