
Perfect storm: Weak peso, rocketing prices
The record weakness of the peso and the surging global oil price has created a double whammy that will result in a doubling of the inflation rate in the coming…
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The record weakness of the peso and the surging global oil price has created a double whammy that will result in a doubling of the inflation rate in the coming…
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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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CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Major crimes in Central Luzon dropped 14.95 percent over the past three weeks, according to a report released Friday by the Police…
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The country’s major manufacturers under the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) say they are not surprised about the peso falling to P60 because of the…
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The Philippine peso breached the dreaded P60 level on Thursday, weakening to P60.10 as of 4 p.m., after fresh developments in the Middle East conflict sent…
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The Philippine peso breached the dreaded P60 level on Thursday, weakening to P60.10 as of 4 p.m., after fresh developments in the Middle East conflict sent…
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The nationwide crime rate declined by 12.66 percent in the first quarter of 2026, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported Wednesday.
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The market recovered a bit after three consecutive days of decline, supported by Wall Street’s overnight gains. The peso appreciated to P59.80 from P59.87…
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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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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Monday at 6,006.55, falling 0.86 percent, marking its third straight day of decline as investors remained wary…
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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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A banking analyst said the Marcos Jr. administration could roll out more subsidies once the peso further weakens to P60 to mitigate the impact of surging…
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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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