
Stocks, peso rebound as oil fears ease
Following President Trump’s remarks suggesting conflict with Iran could de-escalate, global oil prices eased, tempering fears of a major supply disruption in…
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Following President Trump’s remarks suggesting conflict with Iran could de-escalate, global oil prices eased, tempering fears of a major supply disruption in…
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We need to see the President on top of things. Not out there posturing before the rest of the world as if his opinion mattered.
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While the immediate response is a show of ‘performative action,’ the gains are very small.
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All military activities related to protecting the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will continue amid the rising fuel price hike brought by the Middle East war, an…
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The House Committee on Ways and Means on Tuesday approved a substitute bill authorizing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend or reduce excise taxes on…
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Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday welcomed the approval of a substitute bill that would authorize President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend or…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it has intensified patrols in public markets, groceries and major trade hubs nationwide to prevent…
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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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Most gasoline stations flagged for possible fuel pricing violations are in Metro Manila, as authorities race to keep up with a surge of complaints following a…
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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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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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If the President really looked at how this economy runs, the first thing he would see is the supply chain.
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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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Vice President Sara Duterte has called on government agencies to step up measures to mitigate the impact of expected fuel price increases amid ongoing tensions…
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As in Samuel Beckett’s play, where Godot never came, the communities affected by the 2023 oil spill off Mindoro still await justice, with the affected…
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Heightened oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict may push inflation to 4 percent as early as April, potentially limiting the central bank’s room…
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Economic managers must not delay the measures to provide aid to Filipino households and public transport drivers and operators who will be reeling from the…
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Faced with a global storm triggered by forces beyond our control, what other choice, pray tell, do we have?
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