
Fuel costs squeeze contractors
Persistently high fuel prices are putting increasing financial pressure on construction firms, with one contractor saying it continues to absorb the additional…
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Persistently high fuel prices are putting increasing financial pressure on construction firms, with one contractor saying it continues to absorb the additional…
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ILOILO CITY — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured farmers in Western Visayas that the government will protect their harvests during the…
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World oil prices are mainly supported by an elevated geopolitical risk premium, which was rebuilt after the Iranian attacks on commercial ships attempting to…
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The National Food Authority (NFA) has opened a P355.4-million integrated grains facility in Iloilo, more than doubling the province’s capacity to buy and…
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Malacañang on Monday placed the blame on a private supplier for distributing underweight sacks of rice during a government aid event last week in Mandaluyong…
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Malacañang on Wednesday assured workers outside Metro Manila that they are expected to receive wage increases before the end of the year following the approval…
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Slower inflation in June has strengthened the government’s case for extending the P50-per-kilo price ceiling on imported rice, with Agriculture Secretary…
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‘The industry is starting to stabilize, and I think it’s now just a matter of adjustment until we get back to pre-war price levels, but it won’t happen in a…
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The Department of Energy (DOE) said the worst of the recent oil price spike is likely over as global oil markets begin to stabilize, although motorists may…
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The amount remains far below the P1,312 daily living wage estimated by IBON Foundation for a family of five.
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Responses to the recently mandated increase in the minimum wage in Metro Manila to P85 a day were a classic case of the saying “you can’t please all of the…
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Malacañang on Tuesday said the government cannot simply grant wage increase requests, saying the Department of Labor and Employment’s Regional Tripartite Wages…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysians flocked to fruit stalls Wednesday for a slice of durian after a bumper harvest and oversupply of rejected export…
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Malacañang on Tuesday defended the approved P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila, saying wage adjustments must balance the welfare…
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Petrochemical companies mainly in South Korea and Japan have scaled back production capacity, sending the cost of basic goods such as plastic bags surging.
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Replacement-cost pricing lets companies re-price against a hypothetical future invoice. The rocket’s engine would have a zero inventory lag on the way up.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributed financial relief and essential goods to 500 tricycle operators and drivers in San Isidro, Davao Oriental to help ease…
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A total of 3,300 families received 10 kilos of quality rice each under First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos’ “Mula sa Puso Para sa Pamilya” initiative, as she capped…
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