The country’s headline inflation further eased to 1.9 percent in September this year, the lowest recorded since the 1.6 percent in May 2020.
Headline inflation was at 3.3 percent in August and 6.1 percent in September last year.
In a briefing on Fr…
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Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to seek reelection
Manila: Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo has decided to pursue her candidacy for her former post, her lawyer said Friday.
Lawyer Stephen David made the pronouncement in an ambush interview at the Department of Justice during the start of the …
Okubo named PNP’s No. 4
Manila: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has designated Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo as acting Chief of the Directorial Staff, the force’s fourth highest official.
Okubo’s reassignment took effect on Friday, replacing…
53 La Union villages under red zone due to ASF
Malasiqui: Fifty-three villages from eight localities in the province of La Union were categorized as red zones due to the presence of African swine fever (ASF), a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said Friday.
These villages are in the towns o…
PBBM to tackle SCS issue in ASEAN summit
Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to discuss the recent developments in the South China Sea (SCS) during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane, Laos, the Departmen…
PH ‘gravely concerned’ over tensions in Middle East
Manila: The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Friday called for restraint amid the increased tension in the Middle East and the start of “limited” Israeli ground operations in southern Lebanon.
‘The Philippine…