
BSP holds rates as oil shocks persist
The Monetary Board has decided to maintain the target reverse repurchase rate at 4.25 percent, with BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. noting that monetary…
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The Monetary Board has decided to maintain the target reverse repurchase rate at 4.25 percent, with BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. noting that monetary…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. vowed Thursday to intensify coordination with schools and community…
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Will it be yet another “oh, promise me,” just like what some in the transport sector have received from the government?
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The country’s largest indigenous fuel source, the Malampaya Natural Gas Project, is pushing the envelope amid the ongoing fuel crisis driven by tensions in the…
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Despite the intensifying calls, Malacañang said Marcos is not inclined to pursue a takeover.
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There are those who think this kind of talk is fear-mongering, pointing out that inflation rates have not hit double digits for a long time.
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The populist move to reduce or suspend the excise tax on fuel will hit the government’s fiscal options.
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President BongBong Marcos swallowed his pride and went begging on bended knees to China to spare the Philippines a few barrels of oil.
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Being first is usually a badge of honor. But in this case, it underscores a failure to anticipate, to prepare, and to act before a crisis turns to catastrophe.
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As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently floated the possibility of a joint oil and gas exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea as the oil crisis…
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The mining industry’s low contribution to the Philippines’ GDP highlights a sharp irony, given the country’s high ranking in global nickel, gold and copper…
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For many Filipinos, the 1973 oil crisis is remembered as a time of long lines, rationed fuel and tightening belts. But for retired sportsman Joey Romasanta,…
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Many Filipinos remain critical of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., citing his failure to curb rising commodity prices, according to a Pulse Asia survey…
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More than five decades separate the Philippines’ responses to two global oil shocks — both of which unfolded under a Marcos presidency — the 1973 energy crisis…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure suspending the collection of excise taxes on fuel products, granting the government a…
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos wants the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit set for May to be a memorable experience for the foreign…
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Marcos clarifies: EO just for the energy sector, not a general emergency
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The Philippines has become the first country in the world to declare a state of national energy emergency in response to the rising global oil crisis fueled by…
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