
Govt weighs p50kg cap on imported rice
Despite this, Laurel said retail prices of P60 to P65 per kilo seen in some markets is ‘bordering on profiteering.
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Despite this, Laurel said retail prices of P60 to P65 per kilo seen in some markets is ‘bordering on profiteering.
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The Million Trees Foundation Inc. (MTFI) has called on Congress to institutionalize a National Million Trees Program to bolster reforestation, watershed…
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When we talk about progress in the Philippines, we often point to what rises above the ground — skyways cutting through traffic, airports expanding…
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Each jeepney driver, for instance, assuming that they operate 300 days a year, shells out P135,000 in fuel taxes.
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The Climate Change Commission (CCC) joins the nation in celebrating National Women’s Month by declaring that empowering Filipino women is a strategic national…
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Exporters are urging the government to reduce the value-added tax on fuel and electricity as rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East…
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MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Nepal has started selling half-filled cooking gas cylinders to curb hoarding and panic buying, officials said Friday, following import…
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The group supports reviewing excessive penalties imposed under the Joint Administrative Order governing traffic violations.
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The ongoing tension in the Middle East is fueling fear and volatility in the local fuel market. The Philippines, which imports nearly all of its diesel and…
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‘The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in the disruption of liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.’
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February was the fifth hottest on record globally, with western Europe hit by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding, the European Union’s climate monitor…
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Military operations in the West Philippine Sea will continue despite record fuel price hikes driven by conflict in the Middle East, Armed Forces of the…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is mobilizing all resources to protect customers from potential electricity price spikes amid escalating tensions in the…
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When people notice prices rising, many do not adjust their spending right away. Weekend trips continue.
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While the immediate response is a show of ‘performative action,’ the gains are very small.
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Energy officials warned that continued spikes could push inflation beyond the government’s target.
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The Philippines will host the ASEAN Business Environment Forum (ABEF) 2026 this week as part of its ongoing leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian…
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Cash remittances from OFWs in the region accounted for less than 20 percent of the record $35.6 billion posted last year.
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