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Earning PHP 13,900? W. Visayas poverty line draws pushback

A family of five in Western Visayas earning PHP 13,900 or less a month is considered poor under the region’s official poverty threshold, the National Anti-Poverty Commission said – a benchmark a progressive group calls PHP 8,695.05 short of what it actually costs to live. NAPC Secretary Lope

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Traffic discipline zones in Iloilo City could soon carry real consequences, as a proposed ordinance seeks to institutionalize the designation and impose stiffer penalties on violators. Councilor Sedfrey Cabaluna, chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s transportation committee, said the measure would define the term “traffic discipline zones” for the first

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