Power, policy and dependence’s price
Energy is often taken for granted — until it becomes scarce, expensive, or uncertain.
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Energy is often taken for granted — until it becomes scarce, expensive, or uncertain.
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It does not take much to disrupt this balance. A supply shock far from Manila tightens fuel access, and prices begin to rise.
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The government is expanding access to subsidized rice as rising fuel costs continue to strain household budgets, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directing…
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Twenty-two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel arrived safely in the Philippines on Saturday, returning home through a government-led repatriation…
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Residents displaced by the Navotas landfill fire are appealing to authorities to let them return home, even as the Department of Health (DoH) warns of serious…
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Motorcycle taxi and delivery riders rushed on Sunday for the second day of distribution of the P5,000 Cash Relief Assistance (CRA) under the Assistance to…
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As fuel prices continue to cut into daily income, drivers across different transport sectors are finding it harder to bring home enough for their families,…
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Strong domestic supply has kept food prices largely steady despite rising fuel costs, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA), easing concerns over…
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Department of Transportation (DoTR) Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Saturday 18 April 2026 said the agency is on the right track in responding to ongoing…
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Excise taxes on LPG and kerosene are temporarily suspended for three months starting 17 April 2026, but — the DoF and BIR, citing minimal expected relief for…
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After weeks of agony at the pumps, motorists can expect a significant reprieve this week, with diesel prices expected to post a rare steep rollback of up to…
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Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday it would resume “strict management” of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has dispelled critics’ claims about his health, beginning the week with a jog around the Malacañang complex, then traveling to…
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TUBAY, Agusan del Norte — Two men were arrested for alleged oil pilferage during an early morning operation in Barangay Santa Ana on 17 April, as police…
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What some of our political leaders have recently shown with their half-intelligible responses to the Gulf crisis provides us no comfort.
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Suspending the excise tax on all oil products would deliver direct monthly savings of P37 to P70 for most people.
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday announced a significant rollback in fuel prices set to take effect next week, describing it as a…
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that it is ramping up efforts to eliminate illicit “fixing” activities within the agency and will pursue…
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