
National focus crimes drop nearly 26%
The nationwide focus crime rate fell 25.77 percent in May compared with the same period last year, marking the lowest monthly crime total of 2026, the…
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The nationwide focus crime rate fell 25.77 percent in May compared with the same period last year, marking the lowest monthly crime total of 2026, the…
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Speaking of communities, crime across the country has dropped by 50 percent, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla.
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Primelectric Holdings Inc.’s utilities rolled out lower electricity rates in the Visayas this month after tapping into cheaper supply agreements and…
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Twin natural disasters that struck Cebu in 2025 triggered a slight decline in the Central Visayas labor force and forced the closure of several manufacturing…
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Investor sentiment improved further after US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were already in the ‘final stages,’ easing fears of an…
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Tapping costlier diesel-fired power plants during the series of red alerts imposed in Luzon and the Visayas last week could trigger a slight increase in…
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The local bourse slipped again for the fifth straight day while the peso closed marginally stronger at P61.74 per US dollar from Tuesday’s record-low P61.75…
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Consumers of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) will pay lower electricity bills this May after the utility reduced residential power rates on the…
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The local currency slid to another record low against the US dollar on Thursday even as the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) surged back above the 6,000…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) lowered its electricity rate for May by P0.0151 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), bringing the overall rate for a typical…
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The PSEI was down 25.20 points, closing at 5,946.78 as sentiment stayed fragile amid uncertainty on the ongoing US-Iran standoff; the peso closed at P61.38 per…
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To mitigate the impact of rising costs on consumers, Meralco is proposing the earlier implementation of adjustments under its ERC-approved Power Supply…
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) acknowledged Monday that it remains one of the most complained-about government agencies in the country, but officials…
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Notwithstanding the US not accepting Iran’s proposal to end the war in the Middle East, trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday was positive, up…
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According to the ERC, the move is expected to reduce electricity rates by about P0.03 per kilowatt-hour, translating to roughly P6 in monthly savings for…
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Major crime incidents across the Philippines fell by 12 percent in the first month of a new urban security program, the Philippine National Police (PNP)…
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The Philippine economy has yet to enter “stagflation” territory despite a whirlwind of domestic and external headwinds, according to Department of Economy,…
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Market sentiment turned cautious after fresh reports of military exchanges between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. The peso weakened slightly,…
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