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Published March 1, 2021, 3:54 PM
Relief supplies and donations have poured in for the victims of widespread flooding as a result of typhoon “Auring” onslaught in Mindanao.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, March 1, at least 11 sacks of rice were delivered for the affected families in Surigao City, which was donated by the Metro Davao Medical and Research Center (MDMRC).
MULA DAVAO, PARA SA SURIGAO Biyaheng Surigao City ang 11 sako ng bigas na donasyon ng Metro Davao Medical and Research…Posted by Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday, February 28, 2021
“Mula Davao, para sa Surigao. Biyaheng Surigao City ang 11 sako ng bigas na donasyon ng Metro Davao Medical and Research Center (MDMRC) para sa mga apektadong pamilya ng bagyong Auring (From Davao, to Surigao. At least 11 sacks of rice delivered to Surigao City, which was donated by Metro Davao Medical and Research Center (MDMRC) for the affected families of Typhoon Auring,” the Coast Guard said in a statemen
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HEADLINE INFLATION is likely to have breached the central bank’s target for a second straight month in February, as food and fuel prices remain elevated, according to economists.
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BusinessWorld poll of 16 analysts last week yielded a median estimate of 4.8%, near the upper end of the 4.3% to 5.1% estimate range given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) but beyond the 2-4% annual target.
If realized, the median estimate will be even quicker than the 4.2% in January and the 2.6% a year earlier. It would also be the quickest since 5.1% print in December 2018.
The Philippine Statistics Authority will report February inflation data on March 5.
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Barton relayed this message during her courtesy call to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. shortly after she presented her letter of credentials at the DFA office in Pasay City on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
During their talks, Barton and Locsin discussed WFP’s work in the Philippines, which began in 1968, but was formally re-established in 2006 following the Philippine government’s request to WFP to support the ongoing peace process in Mindanao at that time.
“My pleasure and honor to meet @teddyboylocsin and to work in close partnership to achieve Zero Hunger in Philippines,” the new WFP representative to the Philippines said on her Twitter account.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the improvement of Tandag airport in Surigao del Sur in a bid to make it at par with other domestic airports.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
During a meeting with local officials Tuesday night on the state of the province after the onslaught of Typ