INQToday: PNR to suspend Metro Manila operations for 5 years starting March 28

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PNR to suspend Metro Manila operations for 5 years starting March 28

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will suspend its operations in Metro Manila for five years, starting March 28, to give way for the construction of the North South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

According to the PNR, operations in stations Governor Pascual-Tutuban and Tutuban-Alabang, the two opposite end stations in Metro Manila, will temporarily suspend.

PH January unemployment rate jumps to 4.5%

The country’s unemployment rate jumped to 4.5 percent in January from the record-low rate of 3.1 percent in December, with fewer job seekers also recorded in the first month of the year.

A nationwide survey of 169,700 households showed there were 2.15 million unemployed Filipinos in January, higher than 1.60 million recorded in December, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday.

Remains of 2 Filipino seafarers still in cargo vessel — Cacdac

The remains of the two Filipino seafarers who died from the missile strike in the Gulf of Aden were left in the ill-fated carrier vessel True Confidence, Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac said on Friday.

Cacdac, in a radio interview, said True Confidence caught fire after the deadly Houthi missile strike.