A recent survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) has revealed a significant shift in public sentiment, with 41 percent of Filipinos expressing support for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The country's unemployment rate continued to decline in November 2024, easing to a 3.2 percent, as businesses prepare for the expected increase in demand for goods and services during the Christmas holidays.
Consumer prices picked up pace in December, with inflation rising to 2.9 percent year-on-year, up from 2.5 percent in November. The Philippine Statistics Authority attributed the increase primarily to higher housing and utility costs, as well as transport fares, which contributed significantly to the upward trend.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving forward with a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, aiming to keep prices below P60 per kilogram.
Output expansion across the Philippines in 2024 likely moderated to 5.5 percent in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP), from actual growth averaging 5.6 percent the year before, according to latest estimates by financial information and analytics firm S&P Global.
Students, faculty, and legal luminaries from top Philippine universities and schools have called on the Senate to immediately open the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. They warned that any delay or dismissal would erode democracy and betray public trust.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive digitalization and corporate social responsibility (CSR) by delivering a comprehensive training session on basic online protection and livelihood opportunities to disenfranchised mothers and children in Bamban, Tarlac. This initiative was conducted in partnership with Clark Development Corporation (CDC) under its Pagsasarili Program.
Filinvest-ENGIE Renewable Energy Enterprise Inc. (FREE), a joint venture between the Filinvest Group and ENGIE Services Philippines, has successfully completed a 3-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar rooftop installation for Nexperia Philippines, Inc. at its assembly and testing facility at the Light Industry and Science Park I.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) aims to increase the current 3-ton load limit at the San Juanico Bridge to as much as 12 tons in as quickly as six months to help arrest the transport mayhem that has forced Samar authorities to declare a state of emergency in the province.