
Solon pushes long-term bank loans to cushion fuel price shocks
As Congress intensifies its probe into the country’s ongoing energy crisis, lawmakers were informed that recent fuel price increases were implemented…
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As Congress intensifies its probe into the country’s ongoing energy crisis, lawmakers were informed that recent fuel price increases were implemented…
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Senator Christopher Bong Go on Monday urged the government to re-prioritize public spending and to mobilize unused funds to cushion the impact of rising fuel…
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced the boost in the budget allocation for public school operations to address rising operational costs and improving…
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Fuel companies currently follow a ‘replacement cost’ scheme, where retail prices reflect the expected cost of replenishing inventory based on recent global…
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Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday renewed her call for the government to suspend the value-added tax on petroleum products, citing the crippling impact of high…
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Budget experts are confident the Supreme Court may impose limitations on, if not invalidate, the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) in the annual national…
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Alternergy Holdings Corp. is planning to raise up to P5 billion after shareholders unanimously approved the shelf registration of Green Perpetual Preferred…
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The Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) Service Contracting (SC) program is set to initially run for only two weeks, as its P1-billion initial budget is…
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A ceasefire would have seemed improbable months ago. Lasting peace, however, is a far more demanding objective altogether.
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Once the General Appropriations Act is passed, the executive suddenly discovers it alone gets to decide which projects live and which die.
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Senator Loren Legarda on 9 April 2026 pressed the Department of Agriculture (DA) for failing to present a clear and actionable response to rising oil…
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Congress moved roughly P303 billion in programmed items — the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization, universal tertiary education, personal benefits,…
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The Supreme Court heard pointed arguments on Tuesday questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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The Supreme Court will begin hearing petitions this week challenging provisions in the 2026 national budget that allow the continued use of unprogrammed funds,…
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Administrative fines were imposed on the firms, and their corporate registrations were canceled after they were found to have solicited investments without the…
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The Department of Transportation (DoTr) said on Tuesday that it is allocating P1 billion from its 2026 budget to implement service contracting for drivers in…
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Vacillation will not serve the country, as an economist said; if the expectation is that things will get worse, then it’s time to implement determined measures…
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The global oil crisis is no longer a distant economic forecast; it is now at the doorstep of every Filipino athlete.
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