No jeepney fare hike after big-time oil price rollback, LTFRB says                                              The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday announced there will be no fare hike for traditional and modern jeepneys after a big-time oil price rollback lowered diesel prices.

Transportation groups are seeking a P1 to P2 fare hike from the current P13 minimum fare for traditional jeepneys and the P15 minimum fare for modern jeepneys.

No jeepney fare hike after big-time oil price rollback, LTFRB says - No jeepney fare hike after big-time oil price rollback, LTFRB says https://share.google/Uf44pkVv4bU8OV0bg

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects                                                           MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy.

Left-wing groups led a separate protest in Manila's main park with a blunt demand for all implicated government officials to immediately resign and face prosecution.

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects - The Washington Post - Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects - The Washington Post https://share.google/RYAXhpQY0zDBOA2CQ

Philippine infrastructure spending slumps in September                                                               PHILIPPINE INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING fell for a third straight month in September, as public works projects continued to undergo tight scrutiny amid a corruption scandal, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.

In its latest disbursement report on Sunday, the DBM said expenditures on infrastructure and other capital outlays declined by 42.6% to P78.7 billion in September from P137.1 billion in the same month last year.

Philippine infrastructure spending slumps in September - BusinessWorld Online - Philippine infrastructure spending slumps in September - BusinessWorld Online https://share.google/6KnfwVzEWN7hIO8sy

Mega-church Iglesia ni Cristo gathers 650,000 anti-graft protesters in Philippines        MANILA - More than half a million people took part in a rally organized by an influential church in Manilla on Nov 16, calling for accountability in the Philippine government over a widening corruption scandal.

Iglesia ni Cristo members, wearing white shirts, assembled in the historic Quirino Grandstand and nearby streets in Manilla city. The police estimated the crowd at 650,000 as of 6pm, according to the city government.

Mega-church Iglesia ni Cristo gathers 650,000 anti-graft protesters in Philippines | The Straits Times - Mega-church Iglesia ni Cristo gathers 650,000 anti-graft protesters in Philippines | The Straits Times https://share.google/onZbGixklOuJXQiiq

Philippines' corruption crisis sends peso to all-time low                                                                  MANILA - The Philippine peso has seen a dramatic slide and is trading near an all-time low, its weaknesses driven not just by familiar macroeconomic pressures such as a resilient U.S. dollar but by a homegrown vulnerability: a sprawling infrastructure corruption scandal that has caused enough economic damage to compel the Philippine central bank to continue its easing cycle.

Philippines' corruption crisis sends peso to all-time low - Nikkei Asia - Philippines' corruption crisis sends peso to all-time low - Nikkei Asia https://share.google/T9NAL6XSeS2zjnXbu