Monthly Archive: January 2014

ON DEATH OF BABY DUGONG AND MARINE MAMMAL STRANDINGS

It was a sad event when Binu, the one-month-old baby dugong rescued in Infanta, Quezon, died last Sunday at the facility of Manila Ocean Park (MOP). Gastroenteritis or lesions in the gastrointestinal tract has...

EXPORTS SURGE ANEW IN NOVEMBER 2013 PHL among the fastest in the region

MANILA —Brisk performance of manufactured and agro-based products steered merchandise exports to another double-digit growth in November 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This statement came after the National Statistics...

TYPHOON YOLANDA PROPELS INFLATION TO 2-YEAR HIGH IN DEC. ‘13

MANILA—Typhoon Yolanda’s devastation and power hikes raised prices of basic commodities, pushing headline inflation to 4.1 percent in December 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).   “Almost all food items in...