One in two Filipino families consider themselves as poor, a survey
conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed.
The latest SWS survey showed that 50 percent
(estimated 9.3 million) families consider themselves as poor, 27
percent see themselves as borderline destitute and 22 percent as not
poor.
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the implementation of a lower
court order to three agencies of the government to audit the books
of the “Big 3” oil firms.
THE Sandiganbayan 1st Division was asked by government lawyers to
rule immediately on the issue of ownership involving the18.4-hectare
prime property in Pasig City that is locked in a four-way dispute
between the government, the Marcos family, human rights victims and
private land developers.
The number of Filipino seafarers being held captive by the Somali
pirates has gone down to 42, the Department of Foreign Affairs
reported Tuesday. This developed after the Somali abductors released
German vessel Hansa Stavanger with two Filipino seafarers on board.
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