
Where’s the oil?
In the long term, this crisis is a loud, expensive signal that our dependence on imported fossil fuels is a national security risk.
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In the long term, this crisis is a loud, expensive signal that our dependence on imported fossil fuels is a national security risk.
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Malacañang has been steadfast in its pronouncement that there is no oil crisis in the Philippines. There is, however, a crisis committee.
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The most sobering point of the Secretary of Energy’s remarks is the asymmetry she noted, that is, high fuel prices are painful but manageable, but no fuel at…
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The real problem is delayed action. Many families think rising oil prices are only temporary. They do not adjust early.
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Additionally, the city government will implement a four-day workweek for its employees as a contingency measure to reduce transportation costs.
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When your increase is nearly twice that of your peers, the market is no longer merely reacting — it is extracting. Cha-ching!
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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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The funds, provided by the Office of the President, will allow the city to provide the monthly rice subsidy to each beneficiary family for the next six months.
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The buffer stock can last for 10 days, which is enough to feed the Philippines for 30 days.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s week was marked by a series of engagements aimed at reinforcing economic stability amid uncertainties triggered by the Middle…
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Notable local and global canned sardine brand, Mega Prime Foods Inc., is seeking government intervention as the company said it can no longer cope with the…
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Drivers whose names were missing from the primary lists were referred back to their local tricycle operators and drivers’ associations, which are responsible…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering a price cap on imported rice to keep costs manageable for Filipino consumers while monitoring international…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering imposing a price cap on imported rice after flagging what it described as “unreasonable” price increases in…
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Retail prices of rice and cooking oil climbed in early March 2026, while key protein items such as pork and galunggong (mackerel scad) saw modest declines,…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering imposing a price cap on imported rice after flagging what it described as “unreasonable” price increases in…
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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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