
Fresh fuel hike looms as global supply risks intensify
Iran’s continued grip on the Strait of Hormuz, tighter US naval pressure on Iranian ports raising fears of prolonged disruption and large draws in crude and…
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Iran’s continued grip on the Strait of Hormuz, tighter US naval pressure on Iranian ports raising fears of prolonged disruption and large draws in crude and…
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The US blockade is designed to force Tehran to surrender its nuclear program.
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Motorists should brace for higher costs at the pump next week as industry data points to a significant price hike for both diesel and gasoline, potentially…
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Air travelers will get slight relief in the first two weeks of May, but flying costs remain elevated as fuel surcharges stay near historic highs.
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BAGUIO CITY — As the Philippines faces new economic setbacks in 2026 driven by recent typhoons and global instability, the indigenous farmers of the Cordillera…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not begun the process of choosing a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, as he remains focused on solving the…
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Rising fuel prices and unstable pump costs are starting to change how people look at transportation in the Philippines. What used to feel like a future problem…
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BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera region’s agriculture sector grew by 4.3 percent in 2025 despite volatile weather, rising production costs and market…
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Recent fuel price rollbacks at gasoline stations across Kawit have done little to ease the financial burden on jeepney drivers, who say their earnings have yet…
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A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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Only select products, such as imported rice and some meats, recorded price upticks after the 28 February US-Israel airstrike on Iran, which contributed to…
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Energy is often taken for granted — until it becomes scarce, expensive, or uncertain.
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It does not take much to disrupt this balance. A supply shock far from Manila tightens fuel access, and prices begin to rise.
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The government is expanding access to subsidized rice as rising fuel costs continue to strain household budgets, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directing…
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Vegetable delivery trucks accredited under the Department of Agriculture’s Foodlane Project will be exempted from toll fees starting 20…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil…
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Just as Israel and Iran grapple with territorial sovereignty and regional influence, we face our own ‘David vs. Goliath’ struggle in the WPS.
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What some of our political leaders have recently shown with their half-intelligible responses to the Gulf crisis provides us no comfort.
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