
Crisis, costs and misplaced priorities
In the Philippines, anything that requires legislation and presidential approval moves slowly. What we need is leadership that acts with speed and urgency.
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In the Philippines, anything that requires legislation and presidential approval moves slowly. What we need is leadership that acts with speed and urgency.
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto ordered local government units (LGUs) and transport agencies to closely coordinate in rolling out the government’s nationwide…
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Amid ongoing discussions into the decrease of Value Added Tax (VAT), a solon said this Monday that it was Acting Executive Secretary of the Philippines Ralph…
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The Masa Sara Duterte Alliance (MASADA) on Monday questioned the status of the appointments of Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Acting Presidential…
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Masa-Sara Duterte Alliance (MASADA) questioned on Sunday the role of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, asking whether he is acting as…
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Monetary policy response to the oil price shock hinges on whether spillover effects materialize in domestic demand, where the BSP’s policy tools are most…
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Mayor Roderick C. Awingan is calling for public sobriety and empathy as the local transport sector struggles to cope with an unabated…
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Beyond providing for their families, what lies at the hearts of overseas Filipina workers? For three Filipinas in Hong Kong, that dream is a vision of…
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Fuel prices surged this week, with gasoline, diesel, and kerosene all increasing, driven by the persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, though the…
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The emergency powers that Congress would likely grant President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can be employed to regulate the market.
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Public transport drivers in Metro Manila started receiving P5,000 fuel assistance today under a new government program, which will expand nationwide by April.
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BORONGAN CITY — Eastern Samar Governor Ralph Vincent Evardone has ordered an immediate inventory of gasoline stocks and fuel requirements across the province…
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The Office of the Ombudsman said on Monday that it is reviewing hundreds of boxes of documents submitted by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)…
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BORONGAN CITY — Eastern Samar officials are preparing for a possible fuel shortage as rising prices and transport constraints threaten the province’s supply.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) arrested five individuals for falsifying driver’s licenses and vehicle license plates in Recto, Manila on Thursday.
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The Vice President said she was reminded of the alleged unpaid debt while watching Luistro on television.
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The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the leadership of National Police Commission Commissioner Ralph Calinisan as commissioner and vice chairperson and…
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Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya joined Philippine officials on 20 February 2026 for the inauguration of the ISLA Import LPG Terminal in…
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