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Improving benefits for senior citizens

Manila, Aug. 5 -- Filipino senior citizens welcomed twin good news last week -- the announcement of pension hikes by the Social Security System (SSS) and the zero-balance billing for select government... Read More


BSP sees sustained below-target inflation rates this year

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A turnaround of the domestic inflation rate in July 2025 at 0.9 percent, the slowest since October 2019's 0.6 percent, made monetary authorities' projection of below-average inflatio... Read More


PH inflation slows to 0.9% in July

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The country's inflation or the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services reversed its path in July 2025 after decelerating to 0.9 from month-ago's 1.4 percent, driven prim... Read More


Davao Region labor force hits 64.5% in 2024

Davao City, Aug. 5 -- Davao Region's labor force in 2024 comprised 64.5 percent of its 15 years and over population, estimated at 3.8 million, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao (PSA-11) report... Read More


Fallen soldier, cop honored for their sacrifices in N. Samar clashes

Tacloban City, Aug. 5 -- A soldier and a police officer were honored for sacrificing their lives during and after recent clashes with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Corp... Read More


Temporary work for Albay students, graduates a boost to personal dev't

Legazpi City, Aug. 5 -- At least 300 students and recent graduates from Albay benefited from the temporary employment initiative under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) cash-fo... Read More


Ilocos Norte boosts healthcare access via mobile clinics

Laoag City, Aug. 5 -- The province of Ilocos Norte is making healthcare services more accessible to the public with two mobile medical and laboratory clinics that will soon be deployed to remote areas... Read More


Samar amnesty board OKs application of 14 ex-rebels

Tacloban City, Aug. 5 -- The Local Amnesty Board (LAB) of Catbalogan City, Samar has approved an additional 14 amnesty applications from former rebels during its latest case conference. The approved ... Read More


3 most wanted fugitives captured in Bataan

Camp Olivas Pampanga, Aug. 5 -- Police arrested three most wanted persons (MWPs) during separate operations in Bataan, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) reported Tuesday. The arrests w... Read More


Caloocan police: Arrest has no link to student's leptospirosis death

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) on Tuesday clarified that it has nothing to do with the reported death of a 20-year-old student who reportedly died of leptospirosis as a resu... Read More