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What Happened?
Meralco announced rate increase of P0.6436 per kWh, bringing the household rate to P12.0575 per kWh from last month’s P11.4139 per kWh | Philstar
Negros Island Region (NIR) Act was signed in Malacañang, placing Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor under one region | Inquirer
New law, Republic Act No. 12001, was signed to improve tax collection by streamlining and digitalizing the outdated real property valuation and assessment system | Inquirer
Construction of the P16.9-billion train depot of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project in Calamba, Laguna, is now underway and is set to be completed in 2028 | Inquirer
DOH debunks post online: Siling labuyo not a cure for dengue | Inquirer
DFA announced Chinese nationals applying for temporary visitor’s visas at Philippine foreign service posts will now be required to submit their Chinese Social Insurance Record Certificates | Inquirer
DOST launches floating waste collector to clean rivers and waterways | ABS-CBN News
OCD said eruption of Kanlaon Volcano has left P104.8 million worth of agricultural damage | GMA News
DSWD said around 28,000 pregnant women to benefit from expanded 4Ps | GMA News
World
2024 Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) indicated that Philippines is again among the world’s 10 worst countries for workers | Inquirer
Thousands of fish have died as a lagoon in northern Mexico partly dried up amid a crippling drought plaguing the country | Inquirer
Greece closed more ancient tourist sites in Athens as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day | GMA News
US government forecaster said there is a 65% chance of the La Niña weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, developing during July-September | GMA News
European Union's top court fined Hungary €200m (£169m) for failing to follow the union's asylum policies | BBC
Extra
10 Concepts That Explain the Modern World | Reads with Ravi
To Cope with Stress, Try Learning Something New | Harvard Business Review
9 Powerful Lessons from "Master Your Emotions" | Psychology of Wealth
How Gen AI Can Make Work More Fulfilling | Harvard Business Review
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