
Lawmaker calls for readiness plan as Middle East tensions rise
AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla has called for a whole-of-government response to safeguard Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as tensions escalate in the…
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AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla has called for a whole-of-government response to safeguard Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as tensions escalate in the…
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NEW YORK — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering raising interest rates as tensions in the Middle East continue to weigh on global markets and…
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NEW YORK — Malacañang on Monday warned fuel hoarders and businesses that take advantage of the ongoing fuel crisis that they will face legal action if they…
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Rising global oil prices could significantly affect the cost of government infrastructure projects, particularly those dependent on fuel and construction…
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Markets across Asia, where key economies Japan and South Korea are heavily dependent on energy imports, plunged on Monday.
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DOHA (AFP) — Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of…
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One may also recall that during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Philippine government had far fewer financial resources for large-scale evacuations than it…
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Governments may start and end wars, but it is often ordinary citizens who suffer the most.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Cagayan de Oro City government has implemented a four-day workweek and extended City Hall operating hours until 7 p.m. starting…
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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered telecommunications companies to roll out free calls to allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in…
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The Department of Energy (DOE) told lawmakers on Monday that there is no problem with oil supply, but warned that prices are expected to rise sharply due to…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is working with the Department of Energy (DOE) to monitor oil prices and step up operations against hoarding and possible…
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day and denounce the war in the…
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A resident of Abu Zabad town, Hamad Abdullah, said he helped bury 20 people on Saturday.
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A widening war between Iran and the United States–Israel alliance intensified over the weekend with air strikes on oil facilities in Tehran, missile exchanges…
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At least 37 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dubai were scheduled to arrive in the Philippines on Sunday night, according to the Department of Migrant…
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House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” A. Marcos on Sunday called for a congressional briefing on the escalating conflict in the Middle East,…
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If the war ends and oil production facilities in the affected ME countries were to be switched back on, we could still be facing a shortage that cannot be…
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