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MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday said the government should start rolling out targeted subsidies to help Filipinos stay afloat and ease the impact of inflationary pressures. BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co said financial subsidies should be provided to assist poor and lower-middle-income families amid rising commodity prices. Co made the remark after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that Philippine inflation climbed to a three-year high at 6.1 percent in June from 5.4 percent in May and 3.7 percent a year ago amid higher food and transport costs. "I represent the Barangay Health Workers and the frontliners in the health and wellness sector where there are tens of thousands of marginalized individuals and breadwinners. Inflation hits them hard. The impact on their household budgets is immediate and felt every day," Co said. "Mas mahal na ngayon ang tinapay, mantika, gamot, pamasahe, at marami pang iba. Hindi sapat iyong pagt ....
NATIONAL ARTISTS. President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Villamayor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Lee (National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts); Antonio "Tony" Mabesa (National Artist for Theater); Agnes Locsin (National Artist for Dance); Fides Cuyugan-Asensio (National Artist for Music); Salvacion Lim-Higgins (National Artist for Design); and Gemino Abad (National Artist for Literature). (Screenshot fromRadio Television Malacanang) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The conferment rites were held at the Malacanan Palace's Rizal Hall. A short pre-recorded video clip of the ceremony was uploaded by the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) on its official Facebook account. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Vill ....
LIGHTS UP. Using their mobile phones, supporters of UniTeam candidates Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte illuminate the Solaire open field in Paranaque City during a miting de avance on Saturday (May 7, 2022). The event was the culmination of a three-day series after Iloilo on May 3 and Davao del Norte on May 5. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Southern Police District (SPD) reported that the three campaign rallies under its jurisdiction on Saturday had no untoward incidents. UniTeam, led by Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte, held its final miting de avance in Paranaque City where the SPD dispatched 1, 556 personnel 1,093 from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and 463 from other agencies and allied forces. At the Makati City central business district rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan, there were 1,139 personnel composed of 740 PNP personnel and 399 from the Joint Task Force, Bureau of Fire P ....