PRICE HIKES. Table shows the inflation in May 2022 recorded in Eastern Visayas and its six provinces. Eastern Visayas' official inflation rate rose to 6.3 percent in May, the highest acceleration recorded since November 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Monday (June 13, 2022). (Photo courtesy of PSA) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Visayas' official inflation rate rose to 6.3 percent in May, the highest acceleration recorded since November 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Monday. PSA Eastern Visayas Regional Director Wilma Perante said the acceleration in the region's inflation rate in May 2022 was primarily due to increases in the cost of transport, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services. "That means that goods and services that cost PHP100 in May 2021 is already worth PHP106.3 in May 2022," Perante said in a phone interview Monday. Other contributors to the upwa
A measure that seeks to create the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives during the final days of the 18th Congress.
(Photo from Wikipedia) House Bill (HB) 5687, also known as the Cordillera Autonomous Region Bill, pr
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Friday called on the government to act on minimum wage increase petitions, instead of passing on the responsibility to the next administration.
Casting blame on someone for something that has gone haywire in order to escape repercussions, instead of trying to solve the questionable issue is now the passion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
LTFRB and MMDA are