Category: General

LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday. Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA’s Statistical Operation and Coordination Division (SOCD), said last month’s figure brought the region’s average inflation rate for January to August to 3.8 percent. In comparison, the inflation rate in August 2023 was recorded at 4.4 percent. Merjilla attributed the downtrend in August inflation to the slower rise in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, which increased by 5.4 percent compared

Manila: The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Monday cited dismissed mayor Alice Guo in contempt for being evasive in answering questions from the panel. Deputy Minority Leader and panel chair Senator Risa Hontiveros made the motion after Guo insisted that she and Guo Hua Ping are not the same person. The motion was seconded by Senator Joel Villanueva. “The National Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that she is Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national who entered here in 2003. That means she blatantly lied before us in the Senate. That means she faced the

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Monday as it tracked the weakness of the soybean oil market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to palm oil trader David Ng. He said the market sentiment was also affected by lower crude oil prices. ‘We see support at RM3,800 and resistance at RM3,950,’ he told Bernama. At the close, the September 2024 spot contract rose RM5 to RM3,985 per tonne but the October 2024 contract edged down RM1 to RM3,934 while November 2024 dipped RM3 to RM3,895. The December 2024 contract dropped

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will conduct investigations and studies regarding the issue of injuries and deaths of detainees in lockups, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim The Prime Minister said appropriate procedures and protections need to be established to prevent the recurrence of detainee injuries and deaths in lockups during the investigation process. He said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has expressed PDRM’s openness to cooperating with Suhakam on this matter. “The police investigate, the judges deliver the sentence. Before a sentence is passed, suspects should not be

SEREMBAN, A woman who allowed her 10-year-old son to drive a car which caused an accident on Sept 3 at Taman Arowana Impian, near here was fined RM700 by the Traffic Magistrate’s Court, here today. Magistrate Marlissa Mohd Fahmy handed down the sentence after the 46-year-old defendant pleaded guilty after the charges were read out to her. The defendant who works as a cleaner, is said to have allowed her 10-year-old son to drive a Toyota Corolla at 9 pm, on Sept 3 at Jalan Arowana 2 Taman Arowana Impian. She was charged under Section 39(5) of the Road Transport