Gold has been reported to reach a record high on Wednesday, selling at VNĐ62.15 million per tael (0.0377kg) or USD2,746. The price hike seemed to apply to the domestic market as global prices only experienced a slight increase. In the afternoon, the price went down to VNĐ61.85 million, marking a difference in the price of VNĐ11 million between global and domestic markets. As of Thursday morning, the price has gone up to VNĐ62.15 million per tael. According to Tô Thanh Hiệp, general director of Sacombank-SBJ, the price hike was a result of a surge in demand among Vietnamese buyers. “Buyers
The Department of Education (DepEd) recorded 27,232,095 enrollees for school year 2021-2022, up by almost four percent from last year’s 26.2 million. “This enrollment is 1,005,073 or 3.83 percent higher than the 26,227,022 enrollment last school year. By sector, public schools enrollment increased by 1,187,632 or by 5.23 percent from last year’s enrolment,” the Deped said Thursday, citing figures from the Learner Information System (LIS) as of November 15. The enrollment data is not yet final as there are still 520 schools – 47 public, 437 private, 25 state universities and colleges or local universities and colleges and 11 Philippine
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it will intensify a crackdown on unauthorized firearms, bodyguards, and other acts prohibited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of next year’s elections. This, as PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, directed the concerned PNP Directorial Staff and all area police commanders and national support units to consolidate all resources, personnel, and support systems to effectively cope with the mandated police duties to implement Comelec Resolution No. 10728. The resolution provides for the effectivity of the 2022 election period from January 9 to June 8, 2022, or a total of 150 calendar
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) finished Thursday in the negative territory on inflation concerns in the US but the peso strengthened against the US dollar. The main stocks index declined by 0.69 percent, or 50.48 points, to 7,299.34 points. All Shares followed with a 0.61 percent, or 24.3-point decline, to 3,933.70 points. Most of the sectoral gauges tracked the main index with the Financials declining by 1.30 percent; Mining and Oil, 1.26 percent; Holding Firms and Services, both at 0.86 percent; and Industrial, 0.36 percent. Only the Property index rose during the day after it jumped by 0.30 percent.
Three private schools in Western Visayas have qualified to join the pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face classes for private schools tentatively set to begin on Nov. 22. Department of Education (DepEd) information officer Hernani Escullar Jr. said on Thursday the St. Anthony’s College (SAC) in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique; Gamot Cogon Waldorf School in Barangay Libongcogon, Zarraga and Oxmont Memorial Academy in Barangay Dalid, Calinog both in Iloilo province have met the requirements to join the pilot face-to-face classes for private schools. “They are prepared because they have passed the criteria for our school safety assessment,” he said.
Police officers arrested a former soldier who tried to extort money from Pikit Mayor Sumulong Sultan during an entrapment here Thursday. Maj. Maxim Peralta, town police office chief, the suspect, Ryan Calayan Maborrang, 33, of Barangay Gen. Luna, Carmen, North Cotabato, has been calling and sending short messages to the mayor and introduced himself as a certain Col. Joel Limson of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 (Soccsksargen). The mayor then sought the help of Peralta to launch the entrapment. Maborrang agreed to meet and collect the PHP50,000 he was demanding from Sultan at the back of the municipal town
