Windows26: Weekend Roundup: Duterte claims he may be arrested at any time, Bea-Dominic breakup, Meralco to increase rates

Weekend Roundup
February 10, 2024

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Composite photo of ex-presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and former President Rodrigo Duterte. PHOTOS: PRESIDENTIAL AND INQUIRER

Duterte may be arrested at any time?

Ex-presidential spokesperson Harry Roque claims that former President Rodrigo Duterte warned him of a possible arrest at any time amid the International Criminal Court's probe into his administration's drug war.

Meralco hikes February rates

Consumers will again see higher electricity rates this month after distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Thursday an increase of P0.5738 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) over higher fuel costs due to the looming summer season.

Sonny Africa, executive director of the think tank Ibon Foundation, suggests that job quality in the Philippines may be decreasing even as the government reported a dip in the unemployment rate in December 2023. (File photo from the Associated Press)

Jobs in the Philippines: Quantity over quality?

Is the Philippines giving more value to the quantity of jobs than the quality of jobs for Filipinos? A socio-economic expert thinks so.

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