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Day: October 8, 2023

UP downs NU to grab lead in UAAP women’s basketball

University of the Philippines (UP) rolled to its third straight win after beating seven-time champion National University, 72-69, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 women’s basketball at the UST Quadricentennial…

Negros Occidental inflation rate drops

Decrease in prices of some commodity groups led to a slight decline in inflation rate for all income households in Negros Occidental, from 7.9 percent in August to 7.6 percent in September, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) sh…

Marcos orders use of excess RCEF collections to help rice farmers

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to utilize the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to assist rice farmers. In a statement on Sunday, the Presidential Communications Office…

Death toll from Afghanistan quake rises to 2K

The death toll from Saturday’s massive earthquake that hit the northwestern part of Afghanistan has shot up to 2,000 with nearly 10,000 injured as rescue workers scrambled to pull out an unknown number of people trapped under rubble, officials and loc…

Tourism propels economic development – Frasco

The tourism sector can always be counted upon to contribute to economic development. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco, speaking at the ‘Kasanggayahan Festival’ that celebrates the founding anniversary of Sorsogon province on Sund…