August inflation at three-year low of 1.7%

September 5, 2019

Inflation last August eased to a three-year low of 1.7 percent from July’s 2.4 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. This is the lowest since August 2016 which reached 1.3 percent. The year-to-date inflation is at three percent.

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Duterte fires Faeldon, orders 1,700 convicts freed due to GCTA to surrender

September 5, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday ordered the immediate resignation of Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon for disobeying his order to hold the release of inmates who showed good conduct. Duterte also warned at least 1,700 convicts who were granted

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Convicted former mayor does not plan to pay Sarmenta, Gomez families court mandated damages

September 3, 2019

The wife of convicted former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez said they had no plans of paying damage worth P12.6 million to the bereaved family of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez who were slain in 1993 as ordered by the court.

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‘Liwayway’ intensifies as it moves towards Batanes

September 3, 2019

Tropical Storm ‘Liwayway’ intensified as it moved northward toward Batanes, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday. According to the weather bureau, Liwayway had maximum winds of 110 kilometers per hour and and gusts of up

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Duterte to decide on Faeldon’s appointment in BuCor after Senate probe – Palace

September 3, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte would wait for the result of the Senate investigation regarding the decision to be made on the appointment of controversial Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon, Malacanang said on Tuesday. “It’s the Senate investigation conducting it, they

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SC upheld Ombudsman’s finding no probable cause to indict Aquino, Purisima and Napenas for homicide in Mamasapano case

September 3, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a decision of the Office of the Ombudsman finding no probable cause to indict former President Benigno Aquino III, former Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima and former Special Action Force head Getulio Napenas

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Supreme Court thumbs down petition for same-sex marriage

September 3, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to allow same sex marriage in the Philippines. Public Information Chief Brian Keith Hosaka said the petition filed by  Jesus Nicardo Falcis III seeking to declare certain provisions of the Family

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UP students mark Yamashita’s surrender through film showing

September 3, 2019

Students from the University of the Philippines-Manila watched on Tuesday films about the World War II, specifically the Battle of Manila, as the country marked the surrender of the Japanese military forces led by  General Tomoyuki Yamashita in Baguio City. 

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