The House of Representatives will address legal concerns on the Maharlika Investment Fund law, Speaker Martin Romualdez said Wednesday, as he maintained that “due legislative processes” were followed in passing the measure. This developed after the Supreme Court, in an en banc ruling Tuesday, required Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Finance …
Read More »Inflation spikes to 6.1% in September
At a Glance Consumer prices surged in September due to higher food prices, particularly rice, and increased transportation costs caused by higher fuel prices. Headline inflation for September was 6.1 percent, surpassing August’s 5.3 percent but lower than the previous year’s 6.9 percent. The inflation rate falls within the central …
Read More »Marcos names 4 rice smugglers
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday bared the identities of four rice importers charged with agricultural smuggling, saying the government’s anti-smuggling campaign would spare no one. In his speech during a rice distribution event in Taguig City, Marcos said San Pedro Warehouse, Blue Sakura Agri Grain Corp., FS. Ostia Rice …
Read More »Filipino drag artist’s arrest draws jeers, cheers
A Filipino drag queen’s arrest after a public outcry in the Catholic-majority country over the depiction of Jesus Christ reciting the Lord’s Prayer during a performance sparked outrage on social media on Thursday. Amadeus Fernando Pagente, whose drag name is Pura Luka Vega, was widely accused of blasphemy and declared …
Read More »3 PH fishers die as foreign vessel rams boat in WPS
Three Filipino fishermen died after their boat was “rammed” by a foreign commercial vessel in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The incident happened before dawn on Monday about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, off the main island of Luzon. The …
Read More »Rice price caps lifted
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifted the temporary price ceiling on rice Wednesday, four weeks after capping the cost of the staple to support poor households. On Sept. 5, Mr. Marcos set the maximum retail price per kilo of regular milled rice at P41 and for the higher-quality well-milled rice at …
Read More »Take period pains seriously, improve women’s quality of life
Among my circle of friends, I know at least three who shared that they have been diagnosed with endometriosis, and how it affects their health, and life, in general. There is one thing they all share in common aside from mentioned – that they have been diagnosed quite late, in …
Read More »U.S. military says Russia will defeat Ukraine unless American funding is restored
Ukraine’s fate is now tied to a tumultuous place: the U.S. Congress. Vital American funding for its defence is now swept up in uncertainty, but there are still several ways it could continue. Here’s the outlook. U.S. funding for Ukraine war is swept up in uncertainty, but there are still …
Read More »Trudeau’s Montana holiday cost taxpayers much more than reported
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Easter weekend vacation in Montana cost taxpayers nearly a quarter of a million dollars, CBC News has learned — far more than the sum reported to Parliament. Price tag for trip came to $228,839 — far higher than sum disclosed to Parliament. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s …
Read More »2 Republicans step forward as candidates to replace deposed U.S. House Speaker
The race to replace ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of U.S. President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan both say they’ll seek Kevin McCarthy’s …
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