
PSEi jumps, peso rebounds on investors’ optimism
Investors welcomed plans by the government to establish a strategic petroleum reserve, a move aimed at boosting the country’s energy security, while the peso…
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Investors welcomed plans by the government to establish a strategic petroleum reserve, a move aimed at boosting the country’s energy security, while the peso…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, rising 0.53 percent to 5,799.32, even as the peso weakened sharply to…
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The nationwide focus crime rate fell 25.77 percent in May compared with the same period last year, marking the lowest monthly crime total of 2026, the…
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Speaking of communities, crime across the country has dropped by 50 percent, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla.
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As recurring power outages and rotational brownouts continue to disrupt households, businesses and critical services across the Visayas, the Cebu Electricity…
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Primelectric Holdings Inc.’s utilities rolled out lower electricity rates in the Visayas this month after tapping into cheaper supply agreements and…
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Motorists are facing another round of fuel price increases this week, reviving concerns that diesel prices could soon return to the P100-per-liter territory…
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Pump prices for petroleum products are expected to rise again next week, with diesel and gasoline likely to see fresh hikes amid the tight global supply and…
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Investor sentiment improved further after US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were already in the ‘final stages,’ easing fears of an…
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Tapping costlier diesel-fired power plants during the series of red alerts imposed in Luzon and the Visayas last week could trigger a slight increase in…
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The local bourse slipped again for the fifth straight day while the peso closed marginally stronger at P61.74 per US dollar from Tuesday’s record-low P61.75…
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As pump prices swing anew this week, the country’s fuel inventory is also inching down, a twin development the Department of Energy (DoE) said remains under…
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The Department of Energy (DoE) ordered the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to immediately restore transmission lines blamed for power…
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Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Energy has ordered the National Grid Corporation of the…
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While electricity consumption grew by about 140 percent from 2003 to 2024, transmission lines increased by only 11 percent.
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With rotational brownouts affecting the public in recent days, a lawyer has sought for a probe into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for…
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Consumers of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) will pay lower electricity bills this May after the utility reduced residential power rates on the…
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced Saturday that the Luzon and Visayas power grids had returned to normal operations following a…
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