1. 15,314 new COVID-19 cases from Oct.

10-16, 2022 —DOH

The daily COVID-19 case average for the recent week was 2,188, an increase from the previous
period's average of 2,048. The Philippines recorded 15,314 new COVID-19 infections from
October 10 to 16, 2022, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.
Based on the agency’s latest bulletin, the cases logged in the recent week were 7% higher than
the 14,333 cases logged from October 3 to October 9. The daily case average for the recent week
was 2,188, an increase from the previous period's average of 2,048

2. Apektado ng bagyong 'Neneng' umabot sa 27,900 — NDRRMC

MANILA, Philippines — Halos 28,000 katao na ang naapektuhan ng pananalasa ng nagdaang

bagyong "Neneng" na kalalabas pa lang ng Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Matatandaang umabot sa Signal no. 3 ang itinaas sa Batanes at Babuyan Islands dahil sa
naturang sama ng panahon nitong Linggo, na syang umabot sa typhoon category.
A total of 7,519 families or 27,914 persons were affected," wika ng National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council, Lunes. "Of which, 199 families or 721 persons were served
inside 32 ECs and 86 families or 277 persons were served outside [evacuation centers]."

3. 'Halos kalahati': Pamilyang Pinoy na naniniwalang mahirap sila sumirit sa 48% — SWS

MANILA, Philippines — Lalong tumaas sa 48% ang bilang ng pamilyang Pinoy na nagsasabing
sila'y naghihirap kahit nagbalik na ang halos lahat ng trabaho at establisyamento ngayong
pandemya, ayon sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS).
'Yan ang napag-alaman ng SWS sa kanilang face-to-face interviews sa 1,500 katao sa buong
Pilipinas na siyang ikinasa noong ika-26 hanggang ika-29 ng Hunyo. Ito ang huling survey
tungkol sa kahirapan bago bumaba sa pwesto si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

4. The government says painfully high inflation to temper growth in 2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos Jr. administration projected on Tuesday that the
Philippines’ economic growth will be tempered next year, especially since they expect the
country will be at the mercy of global headwinds that stoked inflation.
This is what the public should expect, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio
Balisacan, since global headwinds led by a projected recession in developed economies could
come into full view in 2023.