Work in government offices and classes in all levels in Metro Manila are still suspended on Sept. 1 due to inclement weather, Malacañang announced Thursday. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed to Palace reporters the suspension of govern…
Day: August 31, 2023
SWS: 1 out of 3 Filipino families uses bicycles
One out of three Filipino households uses bicycles, a Social Weather Stations survey released Thursday showed. The survey, from March 26 to 29, 2023, revealed that the number of cycling households–or families with at least one member who cycles for a…
6 NPA rebels yield in Sultan Kudarat
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao Norte – Six communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to military authorities in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, a military official said Thursday. In a statement, Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar, the Army’s 37th Infa…
7K Davao Oro farmers get DA’s P35-M fertilizer voucher
At least 6,928 rice farmers covering 8,777 hectares of rice fields in Davao de Oro benefitted from the PHP35 million worth of fertilizer discount vouchers (FDV) distributed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the province from Aug. 17 to 30. In a…
US economy expands 2.1% in Q2, below estimates
The US economy expanded by 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023, less than market estimates, the Commerce Department’s second reading released on Wednesday showed. Market expectation for the figure is an expansion of 2.4 percent in gross domestic…