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Food prices pull down inflation rate in Eastern Visayas in August

TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 3.3 percent inflation rate (IR) in August 2024, lower than the 4.4 percent recorded the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.

The downtrend in inflation rate was ma…

Comelec: Plebiscites, special SK polls suspended until Dec. 2025

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday temporarily suspended the holding of plebiscites, as well as Special Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (SKSE) for the rest of 2024 until next year.

In Comelec Resolution No. 11054 , the Commissio…

Antique coops to assist DSWD in financial literacy, payout for 4Ps

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The 12 multipurpose cooperatives (MPCs) here in Antique province will assist the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in conducting financial literacy training likewise to open their point of service m…

PBBM turns over PTVs to enhance healthcare access in Region 6

ILOILO CITY – Fifty-one local government units (LGUs) from Western Visayas received patient transport vehicles (PTVs) from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during a turnover ceremony at the Plaza Paloma in Passi City, Iloilo, on Thursday.

The PTVs …

Malaysian PM visits PH booth in Kuala Lumpur halal expo

Manila: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has visited the Philippine pavilion at the 2024 Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) in Kuala Lumpur from Sep.17 to 20.

During the visit of Ibrahim in the pavilion on Tuesday, DTI Task Force Hal…