
Fuel price shock decimates jeepneys
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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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…
· 2 min read

The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has endorsed a set of coordinated measures with the government aimed at protecting jobs and sustaining…
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Davao del Sur has regained its status as free from avian influenza, a move expected to stabilize the local poultry sector and secure food supplies following a…
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The word on the street, and now echoing through Nosy Tarsee’s banking circle, is that one of the country’s biggest universal banks is quietly gearing up for a…
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The Philippines is set to manufacture its first locally produced hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) following a planned investment by Mitsubishi Motors…
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Shipping accounts for more than 50 percent of logistics costs. Trucking takes up another 35 percent. These are the heavyweights.
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The statistics on the survival of family businesses are not encouraging to Nosy Tarsee. A study by the Family Business Institute found that only about 30…
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POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato — The municipal government here reassured the local business sector amid mounting concerns over potential oil supply shortages and…
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The mining industry’s low contribution to the Philippines’ GDP highlights a sharp irony, given the country’s high ranking in global nickel, gold and copper…
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The statistics on the BARMM learners are disheartening, if not heartbreaking. The numbers not only highlight a dire health crisis but set the stage for a…
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‘As we add more renewable energy, the grid must become more stable and resilient.’
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‘A jeepney driver’s additional daily expense increased by P1,300 due to fuel. That P5,000 only covers about three days of increased cost.’
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A major realignment of shares is quietly brewing inside an energy service concessionaire, the one that keeps the lights on for the entire archipelago.
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The Philippine government has suspended poultry imports from the US state of Indiana after authorities confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian…
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Tourism stakeholders expressed concern after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Christina Frasco as Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient…
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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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Stories like these remind us that love is not measured by wealth, comfort, or grand gestures.
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The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) urged the government to carefully assess the proposed four-day workweek, pointing out potential…
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