Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Inflation softened for the third straight month in December despite the typical surge in demand during the Holiday season, thanks to slower increases in utility costs and prices of some key food items.
Inflation鈥攁s measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)鈥� eased to 3.9 percent year-on-year in the final month of 2023, from 4.1 percent in November, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday.
Lawmakers on Thursday slammed the 鈥渁brupt鈥� decision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to discontinue the senior high school program (SHS) in government-run universities and colleges.
In a statement, Gabriela party list Rep. Arlene Brosas criticized CHEd chair Prospero de Vera III for issuing on Dec. 18 the memorandum directing state universities and colleges (SUCs) as well as local universities and colleges (LUCs) to discontinue their SHS programs starting next school year. According to Brosas, the memorandum would be an added burden on parents, students and educators and also threaten the job security of SHS faculty and personnel.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte may seek out a Senate seat in the 2025 midterm elections if the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation pushes through, Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Thursday.
Dela Rosa, in a virtual interview, said that Duterte鈥檚 possible candidacy has been raised by several fellow PDP-Laban members, although the former president still has not decided on it.
The powerful earthquake that hit Japan鈥檚 western coast on New Year鈥檚 Day has underscored the country鈥檚 exposure to natural disasters, casting fresh doubt over a push to bring its nuclear capacity back online.
Nuclear power plants dot the coast of mountainous Japan, which is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis due to its location on the seismically active 鈥淩ing of Fire鈥� around the Pacific Ocean.