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(Reuters) – Asian shares got off on the back foot on Monday, as crude extended gains and tested nine-month highs on fears the insurgency in Iraq could spread – disrupting oil exports. Sunni insurgents seized a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in northwestern Iraq on Sunday, while the United States boosted security for its diplomatic staff in Baghdad and said some personnel had evacuated from the embassy. Brent LCOc1 rose about 0.5 percent to $113.07 per barrel, after touching $114.69 […]
In Hong Kong, Filipinos involved in cases of drug trafficking rose to 37 , with an additional 14 involved in illegal drug possession. Authorities advise OFWs going to Hong Kong to stay away from illegal activities and to examine carefully packages that they are asked to carry.
Two weeks have already passed and the price of garlic remains high in Metro Manila, ranging from 280 to 300 pesos a kilo. The Department of Agriculture said that they will investigate the matter and has already deployed 6 metric tons in major markets in Metro Manila.
According to the PAGASA, a monsoon break will bring hot and humid weather all over the country.
The price of rice recorded an additional 2 pesos per kilo due to a weak harvest brought about by the heat, according to the NFA.
Bayan Muna representative Neri Colmenares is asking for an investigation on the abrupt rise of rice prices nationwide.
The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino is asking the President to review a memorandum issued by the Commission on Higher Education removing Filipino as a subject in the general education curriculum which could result in the loss of jobs of Filipino teachers.
(Reuters) – Millions of Afghans turned out for a second time on Saturday to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai on Saturday, a decisive test of the country’s ambitions to transfer power democratically for the first time in its tumultuous history. Most foreign troops will leave by the end of 2014, and whoever takes over from Karzai will inherit a troubled country plagued by an assertive Taliban insurgency and an economy crippled by corruption and the […]
Minutes after Sandiganbayan have determined which divisions will handle the cases in the pork barrel scam, the Malacañang welcomed the development, with the palace closely monitoring the controversy and is satisfied with the pace of the pursuit of truth and justice in the said cases.
All 30 of the hemodialysis unit of the National Kidney Transplant Institute has resumed full operation.
China denies Japanese accusations regarding the near miss incident between Chinese and Japanese military planes, with Beijing saying that it is the Japanese plane that flew abnormally close to a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is advising motorists to avoid certain roads in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City due to road repairs during the weekend.
