
Lawmakers weigh government loans for petroleum firms
House leaders have filed a bill establishing a national protection system designed to automatically shield Filipinos from the economic fallout of global oil…
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House leaders have filed a bill establishing a national protection system designed to automatically shield Filipinos from the economic fallout of global oil…
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Senator Imee Marcos renewed her call for the government to suspend the value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products, citing the worsening impact of high fuel…
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Senator JV Ejercito on Saturday, 11 April, said the country’s ongoing energy challenges are partly driven by “self-inflicted wounds,” citing past…
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Investment approvals in Philippine economic zones reached P45.5 billion in the first quarter, signaling steady investor interest despite rising global…
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Soaring fuel prices and supply shortages are crippling General Santos City’s once-thriving fishing industry, forcing both commercial…
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The World Bank has flagged global and domestic economic risks arising from the war in the Middle East.
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The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has formally asked Meta Platforms Inc. to address false and misleading content tied to the…
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The head of the Senate PROTECT committee on Saturday pressed the administration to extend concessional loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a measure seeking urgent relief interventions to protect Filipinos from the impact of surging fuel prices, including…
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After observing Holy Week with the family, which included a meaningful bonding on Easter Sunday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returned to work on Monday,…
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With this hyper-local data, the excuse of not knowing where the need is has evaporated.
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The oil company he controls, he assures Filipinos, will keep margins ‘normal’ or even lower them.
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The pending suspension of the excise tax on petroleum products will help, but it won’t be enough to keep the economy afloat in the face of the energy crisis…
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While global geopolitical tensions send fertilizer prices soaring and threaten to shrink Philippine rice and vegetable outputs, a domestic antidote has been…
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The Asian Development Bank now projects Philippine gross domestic product growth at 4.4 percent for 2026 — a 0.9-percentage-point downgrade from its December…
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Rising fuel prices are beginning to hit where it hurts most in Aurora — its farms.
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BAGUIO CITY — Small beginnings, big impact.
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The successive big-time oil price hikes have reduced the operations of modern jeepneys in Metro Manila from 9,000 units to a mere 1,000, with diesel costs…
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