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Lumber prices keep dropping as demand for new home construction is down. Rising mortgage interest rates and high inflation has slowed the housing market. Real estate expert Todd Wiley calls the price drop “a return to normalcy” following sky high demand for lumber during the pandemic.
CASH AID. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia speaks with officials of Minglanilla, Cebu during the distribution of "Dasig Sugbu Cards" with P8,000 worth of credit on Thursday (Jan. 20, 2022). The cash cards can be used by families whose houses were totally damaged by Typhoon Odette in buying food, housing materials, and other basic necessities from the provincial government's partner merchants. (Screengrab from Cebu Provincial Capitol PIO video) CEBU CITY - To help families rebuild their houses damaged by Typhoon Odette, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday distributed cash cards that ca...
GROW BAMBOO. An undated photo shared by former Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol shows bamboo seedlings. Pinol on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022) says planting "giant bamboos" is a good investment where Filipino farmers can earn good profit. (Photo courtesy of Manny Pinol) MANILA - Former Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said planting "giant bamboos" is a good investment where Filipino farmers can earn good profit. "Ang dami kasing gamit ng kawayan (There are just so many uses for bamboo) and I can understand the excitement of people seeing the photos of the towering bamboos,&...
RELIEF GOODS. Personnel of the Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) load relief goods for Dinagat and Siargao Islands at the Nasipit Port, Agusan del Norte on Dec 21, 2021. The PRO-13 has so far received over PHP4 million worth of relief goods and a total of PHP876,000 cash donations from the different police offices, organizations, and individuals in the country as of Jan. 5, 2022. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CITY - The Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) said on Wednesday that it has so far received over PHP4 million worth of goods and PHP876,000 cash dona...
RELIEF GOODS. Personnel of the Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) load relief goods for Dinagat and Siargao Islands at the Nasipit Port, Agusan del Norte on Dec 21, 2021. The PRO-13 has so far received over PHP4 million worth of relief goods and a total of PHP876,000 cash donations from the different police offices, organizations, and individuals in the country as of Jan. 5, 2022. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CITY - The Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) said on Wednesday that it has so far received over PHP4 million worth of goods and PHP876,000 cash dona...