INQToday: Inflation quickens to 2.5% in November
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Zubiri not keen on VP impeachment raps reaching Senate
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday admitted not being keen on the idea of having impeachment proceedings in the Senate amid the nearing elections, adding that it would only sow “divisiveness.”
Zubiri made the pronouncement after a second impeachment complaint was filed against Vice President Sara Duterte earlier the same day.
Inflation sped up to 2.5 percent in November, from 2.3 percent in the preceding month, on back of higher food prices following the onslaught of powerful typhoons late in the season.
The latest print nevertheless stayed within the 2 to 4 percent target range of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Article continues after this advertisementPadilla seeks to penalize deliberate use of fake addresses in subpoenas
Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a bill that will penalize the deliberate use of false addresses in the issuance of subpoena.
Violators could face up to P300,000 fine and a jail term of up to two years as proposed in Senate Bill No. 2890 he filed on Wednesday.
