According to the Department of Public Works and Highway, the damage caused by “Ruby” to roads and bridges now amounts to 1 billion pesos.
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“Lingap sa Mamamayan” helps 100, 000 residents in Samar
The Iglesia Ni Cristo, helped more than 100, 000 residents of eastern Samar through its program “Lingap sa Mamamayan” providing free medical consultations as well free medicine and even goodie bags.
President Aquino on top of rehabilitation
Despite attending the 25th ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit, President Aquino, in his departure speech, assures the public that he is on top of the ongoing rehabilitation and relief operations after the rampage of “Ruby”.
LTFRB approves fare rollback
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board approved the one peso rollback on the passenger fare. The minimum fare is now Php 7.50
President Aquino leaves for Busan, South Korea
President Aquino leaves for Busan, South Korea to attend the 25th ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit.
House of Representatives approves emergency powers of President
The proposed emergency powers of President Aquino was approved by the House of Representatives in its first and second hearing.
Unemployment rate goes down
According to the latest survey conducted by the Philippine Statistic Agency, the number of unemployed Filipinos goes down to 2.5 million compared to 2. 6 million last year.
Unemployment drops to lowest in 10 years — NEDA
(Eagle News Service) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported significant gains in the labor market with the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest in 10 years. This was based on employment figures for October 2014 which also revealed that better quality jobs had been generated. This statement came after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) for October 2014. The survey showed that the number […]
Senate considers supplemental budget
The Senate is deliberating a supplemental budget regarding government projects that were put on hold when the Supreme Court declared the Disbursement Acceleration Program unconstitutional.
UN declares Sierra Leone most affected of Ebola
The United Nations declared that Sierra Leone experienced the most number of Ebola-related casualties.
COMELEC tests automatic polling machines
The Commission on Election is now testing the automatic polling machines of bidders for the 2016 presidential elections, with a poll watcher group warning against the inclusion of Smartmatic in the bidding.
Senator Grace Poe will not run for presidency in 2016
In connection with the rise of her satisfaction ratings, Senator Grace Poe said that she will not run for president in the coming 2016 elections, saying that she does not want to experience her father’s ordeal in the 2004 election.
