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Electric charges to slightly increase in October

MERALCO has advised that electric charges will slightly increase in October. MERALCO Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga has pointed out that the demand for electricity has increased in Luzon since outages and disconnections have...

DDB urges courts to adopt regulation on destruction of seized illegal drugs

In a letter to the Supreme Court, the Dangerous Drugs Board reiterated the implementation of Board Regulations on the disposition of confiscated dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, paraphernalia and...

AFP Chief Gapay promoted to four-star general

CAMP GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gilbert I. Gapay was promoted to the rank of general and received his...

BPAT member killed by suspected ASG members in Sulu

A member of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team in Sulu was killed after suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members have opened fire at civilians. The victim was identified as Tali Lakibul. According to...

Statement of PDEA on the order of the President to destroy all shabu evidence

The PDEA will comply with the Order of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to destroy all shabu evidence, residual or otherwise by next week. Relative to this, we are following up on...

Medium term inflation path

The September 2020 inflation of 2.3 percent was within the BSP’s forecast range of 1.8-2.6 percent. The latest result is consistent with BSP’s assessment that inflation is expected to remain benign...

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