Brunei News Gazette

Day: November 7, 2023

Philippines Sees Inflation Ease to 4.9% in October

Manila – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday that headline inflation in the Philippines eased to 4.9 percent in October, down from 6.1 percent in September. This marks a significant decrease from the 7.7 percent inflation rate…

DPWH and DSWD Enhance Budget Utilization, Reports NEDA

MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have shown an uptick in budget utilization for the third quarter of 2023, according to the National Economic and Development Authori…

Philippine Trade Deficit Decreases in September

MANILA — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a significant decrease in the country’s trade deficit for September, showing a 27 percent reduction from the same month in the previous year.According to Philippines News Agency, the trade def…

Negros Occidental Farmers Offer Affordable Rice to Locals

BACOLOD CITY — In an initiative to support community members in need, farmers from the Federation of Irrigators’ Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) sold rice at a reduced rate of PHP 25 per kilogram at the local ‘Bi…