Unemployment rate drops anew in May
The country’s unemployment rate further dropped to 4.3 percent in May this year from 6 percent a year ago, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, July 7.
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Author: Remar Latoza
Over 3K wanted persons arrested in WV
More than 3,000 fugitives were arrested in Western Visayas in the first six months of 2023, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO-6).
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Iloilo island village to get P12.8-M solar-powered water system
A P12.845-million solar-powered desalination water system to be constructed in an island barangay in the municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo will provide adequate potable water supply to 213 households.
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DBP extends P367-M credit for Iloilo coop’s 148 new PUJs
The Metro Iloilo Transport Service Cooperatives (MITSCOOP), operating in seven routes in Iloilo City, has acquired 148 units of brand new EURO-compliant public utility jeepneys (PUJs) using the P367.72 million credit assistance granted by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).
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Iloilo, Guimaras, Antique likely to be hit by dry spell
The provinces of Iloilo, Guimaras and Antique are among the 36 areas in the country that may experience a dry spell by the end of the year due to El Niño, a weather phenomenon wherein surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean become warm.
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