Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Inflation softened for the second straight month in November on lower food prices and transport costs, putting the government closer to bringing price growth back to its target.
Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), eased to 4.1 percent year-on-year last month from 4.9 percent recorded in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Tuesday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
The PCO said that Marcos would be in isolation for five days, but added: 聽The President remains fit to carry out his duties and will be continuing his scheduled meetings via teleconference.鈥�
The preliminary investigation of the complaint of grave threats filed by ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro against former President Rodrigo Duterte was reset to Dec. 15 after he failed to appear before the Quezon City Prosecutor鈥檚 Office on Monday.
Only his lawyers, Penrose Ann Valles and Kristia Lorraine Caringal, showed up and said they had yet to receive any complaint or subpoena against their client. They were later given a copy of Castro鈥檚 complaint affidavit and supplemental complaint affidavit against Duterte.
A missing light plane with two people on board was found in Isabela province on Tuesday morning, a local government official said.
Isabela province鈥檚 public information officer Joshua Hapinat told 黑料社 over the phone that the plane was located somewhere in San Mariano.