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The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council corrected its official death toll from 19 to 18, wherein it said that one of the names was listed twice. Aside from the deaths,at least 916 people were recorded injured due to typhoon ‘Ruby”.
At least 500 families lost their homes and belongings as a fire incident in Sta. Cruz, Manila destroyed more than 200 houses made of light materials.
The Bureau of Customs will auction smuggled items that it confiscated, which includes rice and television sets.
As the new year comes nearer, the Department of Health launches its “Anti-Paputok” campaign to reduce fireworks-related injuries.
According to the Department of Public Works and Highway, the damage caused by “Ruby” to roads and bridges now amounts to 1 billion pesos.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo, helped more than 100, 000 residents of eastern Samar through its program “Lingap sa Mamamayan” providing free medical consultations as well free medicine and even goodie bags.
Despite attending the 25th ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit, President Aquino, in his departure speech, assures the public that he is on top of the ongoing rehabilitation and relief operations after the rampage of “Ruby”.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board approved the one peso rollback on the passenger fare. The minimum fare is now Php 7.50
President Aquino leaves for Busan, South Korea to attend the 25th ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit.
The proposed emergency powers of President Aquino was approved by the House of Representatives in its first and second hearing.
According to the latest survey conducted by the Philippine Statistic Agency, the number of unemployed Filipinos goes down to 2.5 million compared to 2. 6 million last year.
(Eagle News Service) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported significant gains in the labor market with the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest in 10 years. This was based on employment figures for October 2014 which also revealed that better quality jobs had been generated. This statement came after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) for October 2014. The survey showed that the number […]
