News Roundup: 'Queenie' is no more, higher construction costs, hard times

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NEWS ROUNDUP 'Queenie' weakens into LPA; rains still seen in parts of Mindanao Despite the development, the weather disturbance may still bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains to Caraga and Davao Oriental. 15-year-old seen as next big thing in as Philippine chess Philippine woman national chess master April Joy Claros is already recognized as a young chess prodigy. Filipinos flock to cemeteries for All Saints' Day Filipinos clutching flowers and umbrellas poured into cemeteries across the Catholic-majority Philippines Tuesday to pay tribute to their dead loved ones on All Saints' Day for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Concrete, cement push prices of construction materials higher Louella Desiderio Growth in the wholesale prices of construction materials in Metro Manila picked up in September from the previous month, with 11 out of the 17 commodity groups posting increases. Inflation likely breached 7% in October Lawrence Agcaoili Inflation likely breached the seven percent level in October on the back of transport fare hikes, elevated domestic petroleum prices, higher agricultural commodity prices due to recent typhoons, and the depreciation of the peso, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Timeline of a disaster: Seoul's fatal crowd crush Taejun Kang After South Korean officials concede that there were errors in crowd control on Halloween, AFP uses official data, media reports and eyewitness testimony to examine the timeline of the disaster that left 156 people dead.

TRENDING WATCH: How much is a full funeral service in the Philippines? Here is a short breakdown of how much a funeral service cost in the Philippines APO Hiking Society's Danny Javier passes away Jan Milo Severo APO Hiking Society member Danny Javier passed away earlier today.

OUR PICKS 1. DepEd lets students drop face masks even indoors A day before full face-to-face classes resume in public schools, the Department of Education announced that students are free to choose whether they will use face masks on campus — even indoors. 2. Yulo makes finals of all events in 51st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships  Joey Villar The pocket-sized wonder allowed his star to shine in magnificence, advancing to the finals of the four disciplines he originally set out for while setting in motion his bid for more glory. 3. Hard times ahead? Boo Chanco If you listen to Junior and some of his economic advisers, the economy is doing well and they are optimistic about its future. It is almost as if we are not part of the world economy that is falling apart.

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