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(Eagle News)–The country’s unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Wednesday, May 8. Based on PSA data, this is a 0.4 increase from the 3.5 percent unemployment rate registered the month before March, and translates to two million unemployed people aged 15 and above. The employment rate in March was recorded at 96.1 percent, lower than the 96.5 percent recorded in February. The underemployment rate, meanwhile, was at […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will experience the same conditions. The entire country will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
BEIJING, May 7, 2024 (AFP) – Two people were dead and 21 wounded after a man went on a stabbing spree at a hospital in southwest China on Tuesday, local officials said. “A knife attack occurred at the Chengnan Hospital in Zhenxiong County, which resulted in two deaths and 21 injuries,” a statement on the county’s official WeChat account said. The suspect — a man from a nearby village — is under investigation, authorities said. […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has expressed hope the Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement (PH-EU FTA) will be in place by 2027. “We see the FTA as a crucial step in enhancing the trade partnership between the Philippines and the EU,” President Marcos said in a speech read by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin during the 2024 European-Philippines Business Dialogue and European Investors’ Night held in Makati on Monday. According to the President, the FTA “is more […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar on Tuesday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:02 p.m. The epicenter was 66 kilometers northeast of Hernani. The depth of focus was 125 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
By Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo with Issam Ahmed in Washington CAPE CANAVERAL, May 7, 2024 (AFP) – The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped in their seats preparing for liftoff when the call for a “scrub” […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines ‘ headline inflation increased to 3.8% in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, May 7. Based on PSA data, this was 0.1 percent higher than the 3.7% registered in March. The PSA said 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 at 6.0 percent during the month from 5.6 percent in March 2024.” The faster annual growth […]
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, May 6, 2024 (AFP) – Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city. The Hamas announcement brought cheering crowds onto the street amid tears of happiness, chants of “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) and celebratory shooting in the air. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Tuesday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:18 a.m. The epicenter was 199 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 (AFP) – Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests against the war in Gaza, announced Monday that it has canceled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and hold a series of smaller events instead. “We are determined to give our students the celebration they deserve, […]
ABIDJAN, May 6, 2024 (AFP) – The number of people suffering from “severe” food insecurity in the military-ruled Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has jumped to 7.5 million people, the US International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned on Monday. “The magnitude of severe food insecurity and related malnutrition continues to intensify in the region,” said the group that helps those facing conflict and disaster. “In the Central Sahel alone (Burkina Faso, Mali […]
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, May 6, 2024 (AFP) – Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah Monday ahead of a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city, amid increasing global alarm about the consequences of such a move. The evacuation call followed disagreement between Israel and Hamas over the Palestinian militant group’s demands to end the seven-month war, during weekend negotiations in Cairo. Egyptian state-linked media said the talks stalled after a rocket attack claimed […]
