INQToday: Joblessness eased in November, job quality improved – PSA

Joblessness eased in November, job quality improved – PSA

The number of unemployed Filipinos dipped from 1.9 million in October to 1.6 million in November as the onset of the holiday season created more jobs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

This situation translated to a jobless rate of 3.2%, down from the previous record of 3.9%.

Crowds building up for ‘Pahalik’ ahead of Nazarene procession

One of the ushers in Quirino Grandstand assigned to guide the overflowing devotees has to remind them repeatedly to just touch the feet and the cross of Jesús Nazareno, then move along.

Maria Ramos Consolacion has to do this as the line for “Pahalik” begins to build up on the eve of the Traslacion procession on Wednesday.

DICT: No new data lost as hackers targeted OP

No new data has been compromised in cyberattacks launched on Malacañang by China-backed hackers, even as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) noted a significant increase in such attempts ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.

Information and Communications Secretary Ivan John Uy said in a Palace press briefing on Tuesday that the country was “constantly under attack” from different sectors, although the government has been able to detect these attempts in their early stages and secure databases to prevent any information from being compromised.