Windows26: Inflation slows by 3.7 percent in June

July 5, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering June's 3.7% inflation slowdown, the AFP's P60M demand from China over the Ayungin attack, and Sen. Gatchalian's position on Alice Guo as a state witness.

Inflation slows by 3.7 percent in June — PSA

Headline inflation in June moved at its slowest in four months with slower increases in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels and transport items, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday.

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AFP wants China to pay P60M for June 17 attack

The Philippine military wants P60 million in damages from China following the June 17 attack at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where the Chinese coast guard wounded a Filipino sailor, confiscated firearms, and destroyed naval equipment.

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PH-Japan troop access pact for signing July 8

The Philippines and Japan are expected to sign on Monday, July 8, a historic pact that would allow the two allies and former wartime enemies to deploy troops on each other's soil.

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Alice Guo as state witness? No way, says Gatchalian

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that she could "reduce her culpability" by cooperating with separate special teams tasked to investigate her involvement as well as those of her family and friends.

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Gov't rolls out 'P29 per kilo' rice program for low-income folk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out on Friday a program that offers rice at only P29 per kilo in select Kadiwa stores in Metro Manila and neighboring Bulacan province.

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EDITORIAL: Inadequate, insulting wage hike

To paraphrase that ice cream commercial, "just how far will P35 take you?" It's a question that strongly disappointed minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been asking since the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved this week a P35 increase that would raise the NCR's daily wage to P645.

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