Makati surpassed Quezon City is Philippines’ top city: COA

November 6, 2018

The Commission on Audit ( COA) 2017 financial report on local government units showed that Makati City is now the top city in the Philippines. The COA reports showed Makati City’s assets for 2017 was P196.57 billion from P54.85 billion

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Palace sees gov’t measures helped keep inflation at 6.7% in October

November 6, 2018

Malacanang expressed belief on Tuesday the measures being implemented by the government have helped to attain 6.7 percent inflation in October, unchanged from the previous month. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the administration would continue to

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Palace hopes no illegal drugs to slip past BOC under Guerrero

November 6, 2018

Malacanang expressed hope on Tuesday that new Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero would learn from the mistakes of his two predecessors where illegal drugs slipped past the agency. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement amid questions on

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Man shot dead inside vehicle in Cainta

November 6, 2018

One person was shot dead by two unidentified men in front of a Sea Oil gasoline station in Barangay Sto. Nino, Cainta, Rizal Tuesday morning, a police report said. The gunman, who was with a companion on a motorcycle with

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Police official allegedly in Duterte narco list killed in Dipolog buy-bust

November 6, 2018

A  police official allegedly in the narco list of President Rodrigo Duterte was killed in a buy-bust operation in Dipolog City on Monday evening. Superintendent Santiago Rapiz, logistics officer of the  Zambaonga Del Norte police, was killed in a shootout with

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Senate seeks extension of availability of funds for HR victims ’til end of 2019

November 6, 2018

The Justice and Human Rights Committee, chaired by Sen. Richard Gordon, has recommended the extension of the availability of funds for victims of human rights violations during the administration of former President Ferdinand Marcos. In his Committee Report 495, filed

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Inflation “peaked in third quarter 2018 but could remain elevated for the rest of the year”: BSP

November 6, 2018

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP) said the inflation rate “peaked in the third quarter 2018 but could remain elevated for the rest of the year.” The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said inflation for October reached 6.7 percent, the

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Inflation remains at 6.7% in October, but PSA says rate of price hikes slowing down

November 6, 2018

Inflation rate in October remained at 6.7 percent from the previous month, snapping an increase of nine straight months but it stayed at a nine-year high, the Philippine Statistics Agency ( PSA) said on Tuesday. “The year-on-year headline inflation at the

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