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PHL posts inflation rate of 3.4% in February

(Eagle News)–The Philippines posted an overall inflation rate of 3.4 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, March 5. The PSA said this was an increase from the 2.8 percent inflation rate registered the month before, and from the 8.6 percent inflation rate recorded in February 2023. According to the PSA, the uptrend in the overall inflation was primarily influenced by the “higher year-on-year increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages,” […]

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PHL acts to protect own interest when making foreign policy decisions, not US’: PBBM

(Eagle News)– The Philippines acts to protect its own interest, including when it comes to foreign policy, President Bongbong Marcos said. The President made the remark during a Q&A after his keynote speech at the Lowy Institute in Melbourne on Monday, as he went on to debunk what he said was a “narrative” that the Philippines was “at the beck and call, practically, of the United States” when it comes to foreign policy decisions. “But […]

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US VP meeting Netanyahu rival as pressure mounts on Israel

By Danny KEMP Agence France-Presse (AFP) — US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Monday with a key member of Israel’s war cabinet and rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after she delivered Washington’s sharpest rebuke yet over the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Benny Gantz, Israel’s former military chief, will also hold talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, underscoring signs of discord in the government of Netanyahu […]

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US Supreme Court rules Trump can stay on Colorado primary ballot

By Chris Lefkow Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Monday removed a potential hurdle to Donald Trump’s bid to recapture the White House, unanimously dismissing a state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The high-stakes ruling in favor of the former president came on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries that are expected to cement Trump’s march toward the Republican nomination to take […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting extreme N. Luzon

Rest of country affected by easterlies, PAGASA says (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides […]

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DA probes alleged improper sale of NFA rice to select traders

(Eagle News)–The Department of Agriculture is conducting a probe into the alleged improper sale of rice by the National Food Authority (NFA) to select traders. Agriculture spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel has also already called on NFA Administrator Roderico Bioco and Assistant Administrator for Operations Lemuel Pagayunan to take a leave of absence to ensure a fair investigation. “Ongoing na iyong investigation nagre-review na ng mga documents iyong panel […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Cagayan Valley and Apayao will have cloudy skies with light rains. Ilocos Region, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly […]

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President Bongbong Marcos leaves for Melbourne to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos left for Melbourne on Sunday, March 3, to attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. President Marcos said the summit “presents an opportunity to reiterate the Philippines’ national positions on regional and international issues and sets the tone for the ASEAN’s Dialogue Partner Summits later this year.” “The summit will be an opportunity to thank Australia, ASEAN’S oldest dialogue partner, for its unwavering support for the rule of law, for the 1982 (United […]

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LTO: 7252 delinquent motor vehicles ‘apprehended’ in February

(Eagle News)–Over 7000 motor vehicles were “apprehended” in February, the Land Transportation Office said. The LTO said the “apprehension” of the 7252 motor vehicles was made amid the agency’s implementation of the No Registration, No Travel policy as instructed by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the crackdown will continue in the coming days, as he noted the renewal of registration was one of the ways by which the […]

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Philippines, Australia ink agreements on maritime cooperation, cyber security, trade

(Eagle News)–Three agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation and interoperability in the maritime domain, cyber and critical technology, and competition law were signed during the state visit of President Bongbong Marcos in Australia, the government said. President Marcos was quoted as saying in a Presidential Communications Office statement that the agreements “add to the more than 120 agreements” that the two countries have signed “through the decades” in various fields, including defense cooperation, air services, education, […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon: PAGASA

Rest of PHL affected by easterlies  (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with light rains. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will […]

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