Mindanao is now feeling the effects of El Niño as it affects the operations of the Agus and Pulangi hydropower complexes (APHC), which supplies nearly half of the island’s power supply.
The Gabriela Women’s Party agreed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on Thursday that the case filed by the Philippine government against China was admissible.
Two days before All Saints’ Day, workers led by national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno held a protest in front of the Labor Department’s main office in Intramuros, Manila to mourn the death of fellow workers in workplace accidents and to demand for better working conditions.
The Climate Change Office is now ready to accept climate adaptation project proposals for funding under the People’s Survival Fund, which was announced during the PSF Board Press Conference held in Makati on Wednesday.
Elmer Labog, KMU chairperson said in a statement that “an apology is not enough for the Filipino workers and people to forgive the Marcos family.”
A local Cavendish banana producing company in Carmen, Davao del Norte received earlier today banana powder processing equipment from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) worth P1.87 million.
The Population Commission is expecting a population growth rate of 1.7% in the upcoming Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) census of population, which is lower than the 1.9% growth rate in 2010 and 2.1% rate in the past census.
The Department of Agriculture reported Monday that the estimated cost of damages and losses to agriculture and fisheries due to Typhoon Lando have reached P8.451 billion in Regions I, II, III, IV-A and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The General Government (GG) debt stands at P4.7 trillion as of June this year with a 4.1% increase from P4.5 trillion recorded in the same period last year.
A mural depicting three Lumad leaders killed in Lianga town, Surigao del Sur was unveiled during the human rights caravan, Manilakbayan in Bonifacio Shrine in Manila.
