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(Eagle News) — Inflation rose to 8% in November, the fastest since the 9.1% recorded in the same month last year. The Philippine Statistics Authority said this was also faster than the 7.7 percent in October 2022. With this month’s inflation, the country’s average inflation rate from January to November 2022 stands at 5.6 percent. According to the PSA, the sustained acceleration of inflation was mainly due to the “higher year-on-year growth rate in the index […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral committee has approved the proposed P5.268-trillion budget for 2023. Senate finance panel chair Sonny Angara said included in the approved version was the P150-million confidential and intelligence fund allocated to the Department of Education. He said, however, that the other appropriations for other agencies that were removed by the Senate were no longer restored. Funding for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was also restored. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases. According to the Department of Health, the 1,234 new cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 4,039,978. Of these, 18430 are active cases. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 4616. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1989 cases, Central Luzon with 1028, Western Visayas with 986, and Central Visayas with 935. Of the cities […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla is set to meet with visiting United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, the Department of Justice said. According to DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano, the meeting will take place next week, on Thursday. “The purpose of the meeting is for Secretary Remulla to express his gratitude to the UN representative for visiting the Philippines and to answer any questions she may […]
1,283 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, Dec. 2 (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged two more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron BQ.1, a sublineage of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant. The Department of Health said at least 536 new cases of Omicron subvariants were also recorded. According to the DOH, from November 21 to 24, the two new local cases of BQ.1 came from Regions 2 and 7. With the additional cases, the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Like thousands of homeless people in the Philippine capital Manila, Maricel Abawag and her son used to sleep on flattened cardboard boxes laid out on footpaths. Then they got a pushcart. Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people. Often made from scraps of wood, the human-powered carts are used as shelter, storage and a source of income, such as collecting trash to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard expressed support for two bills filed in the House of Representatives that seek to create the Coast Guard Regional Training Center and Coast Guard Response Base in Occidental Mindoro. In House Resolution No. 243, Occidental Mindoro Lone District Representative Leody Tarriela emphasized the PCG’s need for additional funding for the construction of the Coast Guard Regional Training Center in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Under House Resolution No. 244, Tarriela […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 1,238 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Dec. 1. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the country’s COVID-19 tally to 4,037,547. Of these, 18,412 are active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 4,385. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1925, Western Visayas with 1051, Central Luzon with 1025, and Central Visayas with 958. Of the provinces […]
Mindanao affected by ITCZ (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said Batanes, Apayao, Cagayan, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Visayas, […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, Nov. 29, confirmed the ad interim appointment of Commission on Audit chair Gamaliel Cordoba. Also confirmed was the ad interim appointment of Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople. With his appointment confirmed, Cordoba is expected to sit at the helm of the audit agency until February 2, 2029. Ople, meanwhile, will sit as DMW chief until the end of President Bongbong Marcos’ term unless she […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines posted 8,032 new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 21 to 27. According to the Department of Health, this represents an average of 1,147 daily cases for the week. The average is 0.3 percent higher than the cases registered from Nov. 14 to 20. According to the DOH, from Nov. 14 to 27, 17 deaths also occurred. These are apart from the additional 120 deaths reported since July 2020. New recoveries for […]
(Eagle News) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines placed the Luzon grid on alert on Monday, Nov. 28. According to the NGCP, the grid is on yellow alert from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be on red alert from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to the NGCP, a yellow alert means a grid’s power reserve level is low. A red alert means there is insufficient electricity supply. The NGCP said […]
