Key Points
- Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) labor force survey has seen unemployment rate drop to 4.5 % in October from 7.4 % in October 2021
- Umar Patek released on parole, after serving more than half of his 20 year sentence for the 2002 Bali bombings
- A long-term fix to Australia's skyrocketing energy prices is expected to be the top priority at a national meeting of energy ministers December 8
