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(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority has approved that immediate importation of 133,500 metric tons of rice for the provinces of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sultan Kudarat and Tawi-tawi (Zambasulta). The move was made to mitigate the high prices of rice and to meet the lack of rice supplies in these areas. The NFA said that the first batch of 33,500 tons of imported rice will arrive between September 15 to September 30, while the remaining […]
(Eagle News) — Jeepney groups are asking for another Php 1.00 increase in jeepney fare due to the series of price hikes in petroleum products. Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) Zeny Maranan said that the successive oil price hikes are already affecting the take home pay of drivers. Maranan elaborated that the P9 minimum fare is no longer sufficient considering the current prices of oil products. With the increase […]
(Eagle News) — Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said the government was “doing what it can” to address inflation in the country. Arroyo, who is also an economist, made the statement following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s report inflation had accelerated to 6.4 percent in August. “I’m sure the government is taking steps to address the situation. When I called them up today, they were meeting so I’m sure that they’re looking at it,” […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Fighting in and around the Libyan capital has displaced thousands of people, the government said Tuesday as the UN prepared to host talks seeking to halt the violence. Clashes since August 27 between rival militias in and around Tripoli have killed at least 50 people and wounded 138 others, most of them civilians, the health ministry said in an updated toll. The fighting has raged mostly in the southern suburbs of […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Sept. 5, took an apparent swipe at Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who included the justice secretary in what the senator said was his list of “incompetent” government officials. “I don’t make ad hominem arguments,” Guevarra said. He also clarified the Department of Justice was not involved in the review of the amnesty granted by then-President Benigno Aquino III to Trillanes. “The DOJ was not involved at all..,” […]
(Eagle News) — Grab Philippines will appeal the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board order that upholds the P10-million fine imposed on the Transport Network Company for its P2 per minute of travel time charge. This was despite the LTFRB reversing its order directing Grab to reimburse its passengers for the fee from June 5, 2017 to April 19, 2018. “Grab will exhaust all administrative and legal measures until this decision is overturned or resolved with finality,” […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Statistics Authority on Wednesday, Sept. 5, reported a 5.4 percent unemployment rate in July. This was a 0.2 percent decrease from the unemployment rate in July 2017, based on records from the PSA. According to the PSA, the regions with the lowest employment rates were Ilocos Region (93.5%), Central Luzon (93.7%), CALABARZON (93.7%), Bicol Region (93.7%), and the National Capital Region (NCR) (93.9%). The PSA pegged labor force participation rate in July […]
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Wednesday, Sept. 5, urged the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to not follow what he said was the “illegal order” to arrest Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “There is no warrant of arrest and there are no charges to begin with,” Alejano said in a statement. According to Alejano, the PNP and the AFP were “the army of and for the Filipino people.” “Do […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 4, called US President Donald Trump his “idol,” noting that the US leader “walks the talk.” “When he says that I will do this, he does not care,” Duterte said. This was in contrast to his expressed disdain for former US President Barack Obama, who he said humiliated him when he criticized the Philippines’ war on drugs publicly. Duterte has since apologized for his statements against […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Gordon was making landfall Tuesday night on the US Gulf Coast along the border of Alabama and Mississippi as hurricane warnings remained in place. Authorities declared a state of emergency in both states as well as in the city of New Orleans in Louisiana — devastated in 2005 by mega hurricane Katrina. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Gordon, which formed near the upper Florida Keys Monday, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines inked almost $85 million worth of business agreements with companies from Israel, where President Rodrigo Duterte is capping off a historic visit. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said 790 jobs in the Philippines were expected to be generated from the 22 agreements and letters of intent. Letters of intent were submitted by: Amdocs Philippines Ltd., for the expansion of operations in software development and support services; TrueLogic Online Solutions, Inc., for the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated Wednesday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century. Boats were ferrying stranded passengers from Kansai International Airport — one of the country’s busiest — after thousands of people were forced to spend the night in the partially flooded facility. At least […]
