
MPD halts ordinance penalties amid ‘anti-poor’ concerns
The Manila Police District (MPD) has suspended the enforcement of certain local ordinances under the 'Safer Cities' Initiative following concerns that the…
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The Manila Police District (MPD) has suspended the enforcement of certain local ordinances under the 'Safer Cities' Initiative following concerns that the…
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Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday renewed her call for the government to suspend the value-added tax on petroleum products, citing the crippling impact of high…
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The Department of Finance (DoF) welcomes a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report pointing to a 5.1 percent decline in unemployment in February, from 5.8…
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Monetary policy response to the oil price shock hinges on whether spillover effects materialize in domestic demand, where the BSP’s policy tools are most…
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For the first time since mid-March, the local bourse ended the trading week above the 6,000 level, while the peso closed just below P60, as investors traded…
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The adjustment comes amid concerns of a possible price shock driven by global energy tensions linked to the Middle East crisis; Meralco notes that current…
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Electricity consumers will see a modest increase in their bills this April after the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) confirmed a P0.5335 per kilowatt-hour (kWH)…
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Economists are weighing in on the possible suspension of fuel excise taxes, saying it could provide relief to consumers but disadvantage the government…
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Gross internal reserves dropped to $107.5 billion as of end-March, from February’s $112.7 billion record high. Still, the BSP said, ‘this level provides an…
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Trading activity was robust with all sectors finishing in positive territory even as the local currency made a strong rebound, sharply appreciating to P59.43…
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Fewer Filipinos were jobless in February 2026 compared to January, yet unemployment remained higher than a year ago as more people entered the labor force than…
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AdventEnergy, the retail electricity arm of Aboitiz Power Corp., has finalized the aggregation of two Frabelle Cold Storage Corp. facilities in Navotas,…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed Monday at 5,948.33, down 0.84 percent, as the market reopened from the Holy Week break to weaker sentiment…
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) preventively suspended the driver’s license of a transport network vehicle service (TNVS) driver caught on video verbally…
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL — The Pon Roa Canitoan Transport Cooperative (PONTRANSCO) has temporarily suspended its operations starting Monday, citing surging fuel prices…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson called Sunday for decisive and “extreme” government intervention to shield Filipinos from surging fuel prices,…
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Administrative fines were imposed on the firms, and their corporate registrations were canceled after they were found to have solicited investments without the…
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is pushing power producers to support its proposed settlement framework and the publication of its Draft Resolution on…
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