Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to a new high of 6.4% in July 2022, up from the 6.1% in June 2022 and the highest since October 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
A total of 159,721,516 commuters benefited from the third phase of the service contracting program from April 11 to Aug. 2 this year, according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) welcomed on Thursday, Aug. 4, Engr. Carlo Dimayuga III as its new acting chairperson, following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing of his appointment on Aug. 1.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 4, said Aug. 9 this year is not a special non-working holiday amid unverified social media posts claiming that next Tuesday will be a holiday to honor the late former President Fidel V. Ramos.
The number of houses damaged by the magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Abra and other provinces in Northern Luzon has risen to 30,066, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday, Aug. 4.
