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2 days ago | inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Inquirer Bureaus

Follow Philippine election results and other updates. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Monday said Election Day was “very peaceful” around the country—even amid reports of suspected election-related violence acknowledged by police earlier in the day. “[It was] very peaceful,” Marbil told reporters, even as he also said arrests by the police continued. “As I said, we will get rid of those who will disrupt the elections and we want arrests. I want more arrests.

Oct 21, 2024 | plus.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Gillian N. Villanueva |Inquirer Bureaus

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Monday stressed the urgent need to prepare for Tropical Depression “Kristine,” which has been projected to escalate into a severe storm and could affect “approximately 30 million individuals across multiple regions.”“According to the latest forecast from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the number of potential victims has surged to 30 million.

Sep 16, 2024 | plus.inquirer.net | Gillian N. Villanueva |Inquirer Bureaus

The weather bureau on Monday afternoon was monitoring two cyclones, one expected to cross northern Luzon’s land area by Tuesday and the other seen to cross only the periphery of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).

Oct 30, 2023 | newsinfo.inquirer.net | Dexter Cabalza |Inquirer Bureaus

Six people were killed — all in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) — during the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, but the Philippine National Police said the polls were generally peaceful in most parts of the country. Still, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. noted that the violent election-related incidents for this election might surpass that of the previous polls.

Sep 5, 2023 | newsinfo.inquirer.net | Dexter Cabalza |Inquirer Bureaus |Jordeene B. Lagare

MANILA, Philippines — Retail prices of rice in Metro Manila started to decline on Tuesday, the first day the price ceiling on the Filipino staple food took effect, according to a monitoring conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA). Locally produced regular-milled rice was selling from P41 to P52 a kilogram, while local well-milled rice was being sold from P45 to P53.