When the peso falls: High earners are not protected; they are just the last ones to notice
The higher your income, the more exposed you actually are. You just do not feel it the same way.
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The higher your income, the more exposed you actually are. You just do not feel it the same way.
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The Covid-19 pandemic was supposed to have made us want to change our ways, but this war shows we haven’t, not really.
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Driven by stronger profitability across its businesses and gains from investments and foreign exchange movements, diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp.…
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Despite this, Laurel said retail prices of P60 to P65 per kilo seen in some markets is ‘bordering on profiteering.
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Each jeepney driver, for instance, assuming that they operate 300 days a year, shells out P135,000 in fuel taxes.
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Exporters are urging the government to reduce the value-added tax on fuel and electricity as rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East…
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MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Nepal has started selling half-filled cooking gas cylinders to curb hoarding and panic buying, officials said Friday, following import…
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The group supports reviewing excessive penalties imposed under the Joint Administrative Order governing traffic violations.
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The ongoing tension in the Middle East is fueling fear and volatility in the local fuel market. The Philippines, which imports nearly all of its diesel and…
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ABB Robotics and NVIDIA have partnered to bring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) simulation tools to industrial robots, aiming to accelerate factory…
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‘The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in the disruption of liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.’
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Military operations in the West Philippine Sea will continue despite record fuel price hikes driven by conflict in the Middle East, Armed Forces of the…
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Homegrown fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) closed 2025 with a 5.4 percent rise in full-year net income to P10.9 billion, fueled by robust sales…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is mobilizing all resources to protect customers from potential electricity price spikes amid escalating tensions in the…
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When people notice prices rising, many do not adjust their spending right away. Weekend trips continue.
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While the immediate response is a show of ‘performative action,’ the gains are very small.
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Energy officials warned that continued spikes could push inflation beyond the government’s target.
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Cash remittances from OFWs in the region accounted for less than 20 percent of the record $35.6 billion posted last year.
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