The consumer price index (CPI) in April decreased by 0.34% month-on-month, but increased by 2.81% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).In the first four months of this year, the index rose by 3.84% y-o-y, mainly due to increa…
Day: April 29, 2023
Localities asked to strengthen epidemic prevention during holidays
The Ministry of Health has asked authorities of provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide to pay special attention to strengthening the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic and other dangerous epidemics before, during and after the nat…
First batch of 17 Filipino evacuees from Sudan arrive in Manila
Government officials, led by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, on Saturday welcomed 17 Filipino evacuees at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The group arrived past 6:30 p.m. at Terminal 3 in Pasay City via Qatar Airw…
Antipolo police chief meets with village leaders amid burglaries
Police authorities on Saturday afternoon assured subdivision residents here that headway has been made in identifying and arresting members of criminal groups behind a surge of home invasion incidents over the past several months. In a meeting, Lt. Co…
Contingency plan in place; new core team eyed as El Niño looms
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said a contingency plan is in place to respond to the looming El Niño that experts forecast to occur in the coming months. DILG Central Office Disaster Information Coordination Cen…
Kadiwa offers affordable products to workers on Labor Day
Aside from offering job opportunities, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will put up over 20 ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo para sa Manggagawa’ outlets to mark Labor Day on May 1. In a statement on Saturday, the DOLE said 21 Kadiwa stalls will be at t…
DSWD to assist 8 Filipinos arriving from Sudan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to render assistance to returning Overseas Filipinos (OF) from conflict-torn Sudan. The eight Filipinos fled from Khartoum, Sudan and arrived in Greece onboard a Greek military aircraft….
Antique’s 10-yr savings to fund P970-M gov’t center
The province of Antique will soon have a PHP970-million three-story government center here to be funded out of the provincial government savings for at least a decade. Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao credited the provincial government employees’ prude…