The country’s inflation rate eased for the fourth straight month in May due to slower increases in transport and food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.
It’s a long shot by any measure, but Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III is urging President Marcos to veto the Maharlika Investment Fund bill and have it sent back to Congress for rectification.
Around 70 to 80 percent of military enlisted personnel are looking at availing themselves of optional retirement to lock in their benefits as the government continues to call for a new pension system, according to Defense officer in-charge Carlito Galvez Jr.
A majority of Filipino families received some form of help, mainly from the government, in the last quarter of 2022, results of a survey released by the Social Weather Stations on Monday night showed.
The government should prepare for a potential increase in domestic oil prices following a recent cut in global output by oil producers, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday.