No stopping in-person classes for Philippine schools
Private institutions were also given the option to adopt five-day in-person classes aside from the blended and remote learning modalities.
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Another fuel price hike seen amid fears of global recession
Unioil said in an advisory that the price of diesel may go up by P2.60 to P2.80 per liter and gasoline by 80 to 90 centavos per liter.
Philippines still free of immune-evasive XBB subvariant
Preliminary studies suggest that the XBB sublineage has a higher immune evasion ability than the dominant Omicron subvariant.
Rich-poor divide in Philippines among worst in region: Study
More than half, or 55 per cent of the population, still has no access to essential health care, according to the study.
Philippines House bill seeks VAT exemption for basic goods
The bill specifies includes bread, canned pork, beef, fish, and instant noodles following items to be excluded from VAT,
Philippines not on China’s tourism blacklist: Chinese Embassy
Earlier, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Philippines was on the blacklist.
9 of 10 Filipinos consider fake news a problem: Survey
Survey results showed that 90 per cent of respondents had been exposed to fake news, with 21 per cent saying they were exposed to fake news at least once a day.
Philippines cybercrime vulnerability among highest: Cybersecurity firm
The company also reported that 95 per cent of all advertisements in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are the result of database leaks.
23,000 Filipinos to lose jobs once POGOs leave: Industry group
An industry representative also said that driving away Pogo firms would also have ripple effects on other industries, particularly the real estate industry.
Top Duterte critic Leila de Lima survives hostage-taking in jail, 3 inmates dead
A former human rights commissioner, Ms De Lima investigated reports of mass killings of drug suspects in Davao when Mr Duterte was the city’s mayor.