7.6 million families hungry in past 3 months, highest hunger rate since 2014 — SWS

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 7.6 million Filipino households experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months, the highest hunger incidence since 2014, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed Sunday. Of 1,249 adult Filipinos surveyed…

Robredo: Gov’t execs given ‘license’ to hide wealth with lifestyle checks stopped

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — For Vice President Leni Robredo, the Office of the Ombudsman has given public officials a “license” to hide their wealth when it restricted access to their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN)…

Exclude convicted Filipino drug dealers in Mideast from prisoner swap — DFA chief

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has directed Philippine ambassadors in the Middle East to exclude convicted Filipino drug dealers from prisoner exchanges. “I won’t allow the pardon of convicted Filipino drug dealers in…

DFA: 127 seafarers stranded in ships abroad await repatriation

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 127 Filipino seafarers stranded in ships abroad are still awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier directed the DFA to assist Filipino seafarers who are stranded in…

DTI sees no increase in prices of Christmas products

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday said it is not expecting an increase in the prices of Christmas products because of a slack in demand. But as the holiday season approaches,…

Duterte likely to extend state of calamity over PH — Palace

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will likely extend the state of calamity placed over the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this is because there is still no…

Pemberton to undergo court martial proceedings in US–Palace

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — American authorities have promised that US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton will continue to face court martial proceedings in the US, Malacañang said Monday. “Meron pong pinangako ang mga authorities ng Amerika kasama po yung…

Duterte tells troops: Fight hard ‘hanggang magkaubusan na’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/31/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the deadly explosions in Jolo, Sulu last week that left at least 15 dead and 75 wounded, President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to government troops to keep fighting until terrorists…

Duterte salutes frontliners; urges Filipinos to be ‘everyday heroes’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/31/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — On National Heroes Day, President Rodrigo Duterte honored frontliners here and abroad as modern day heroes who are battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The President said not only those who fought…

‘It’s okay not to be okay’: Gov’t urges public to call a friend if feeling down

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) and Malacañang on Monday encouraged the public who may be experiencing depression or anxiety to look for someone to talk to or to call mental care hotlines, even reminding…

DOH: Over 16,000 recover from COVID-19 as cases reach 189K

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — More than 16,000 persons have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Philippines’ total caseload reached 189,000, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Sunday. In its daily COVID-19 case bulletin, the DOH reported…

Palace looking at SWS joblessness survey half-full: ‘Glad it’s not 100%’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday appears to be choosing to look at the glass half-full, saying it was “glad” that adult joblessness is not at 100 percent based on a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that…

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