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General santos city: The government is currently studying Republic Act (RA) 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act to introduce possible amendments to the law, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday. Marcos made the pronouncement, as he visited the Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures Inc.’s coconut plant at the Millennium Industrial Economic Zone in General Santos City, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters. According to Philippines News Agency, the President laid out the government’s concrete solutions in support of the coconut industry during his visit. Castro highlighted that the government is analyzing potential amendments to

Manila: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced that inflation is anticipated to remain within the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent target range until 2027. This statement follows the recent report from the Philippine Statistics Authority, which revealed that last month’s headline inflation was at 1.4 percent. According to Philippines News Agency, the BSP stated that the June 2025 inflation outcome aligns with its forecast range of 1.1 to 1.9 percent. The central bank attributed this expectation to the ongoing decrease in rice prices, which is projected to keep inflation below the lower end of the target in 2025.

Manila: The Philippine government’s effort to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel is ongoing, even though the alert level has been lowered due to reduced tensions in the Middle East. According to Philippines News Agency, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported in a news release that eight Filipino caregivers safely arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Thursday evening on Philippine Airlines flight PR 0737. These individuals are the latest to return as part of the government’s repatriation initiative, which commenced in October 2023. This arrival marks the 38th group repatriated from Israel and

Antique: Around 100 children with physical disabilities from this capital town of Antique received PHP10,000 financial aid under the Children’s Health, Education, and Resources for Inclusion, Support and Hope (CHERISH) project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday. The amount is the first of the two-tranche financial support the recipients will receive for the School Year 2025-2026, said DSWD Regional Director Arwin Razo, who led the distribution of assistance. The second tranche will be released in September. According to Philippines News Agency, the beneficiaries are in-school learners who have physical disabilities and need financial aid. The

Pangasinan: The province of Pangasinan remains on alert for the effects of Tropical Depression Bising and the southwest monsoon (habagat). This, despite the downgrade of the rainfall outlook hoisted in the province from orange (100 to 200 millimeters of rainfall) on Thursday to yellow (50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall) as of 11 a.m. Friday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) provided the updated rainfall outlook. In a phone interview on Friday, Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s Emergency Operations Center head Pia Flores said the province is under blue