
Inflation cools 6.1% amid costlier rice
Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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The Supreme Court’s First Division took a hard look and decided the paperwork slip-ups were forgivable given what was at stake.
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Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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Weather-related losses to Philippine agriculture have climbed to P3.62 billion, with rice absorbing more than half of the damage as successive storms disrupted…
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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial…
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The local government of Makati expanded its student welfare program to include high schoolers, delivering regular rice subsidies to students at the Higher…
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LAGOS (AFP) — Nigeria is moving to decriminalize attempted suicide, saying laws that punish people who survive suicide attempts discourage them from seeking…
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The idea is not new here. Anti-racketeering bills have been filed since the 1990s but they lapsed for want of urgency.
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McDonald’s Philippines is offering free extra rice with selected Crispy Chicken Fillet meals nationwide on Monday, 31 August, as part of its National Heroes…
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The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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A total of 6,132 beneficiaries from various barangays in Piddig, Ilocos Norte received rice assistance under the national government’s Food Assistance Program.
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Pax Silica is not looking for a ‘partner’ to share profits with. It is looking for a country dumb enough and blind enough not to see the pitfalls.
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Requiring citizens to lock up their firearms is one thing; giving the police a standing invitation to walk in and check the locks is another.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has continued its tightening bias, hiking its key policy rate by another 25 basis points amid persistent upside risks to…
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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla is pushing for illegal possession of loose firearms to become a non-bailable offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison,…
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office has filed criminal charges against two police trainees accused of raping fellow trainees…
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Canada is set to announce Tuesday its response to new US tariffs after trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration failed to…
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