
Palay prices start to climb as rice import suspension nears
‘We are watching the market’s response to the rice import suspension very closely.’
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‘We are watching the market’s response to the rice import suspension very closely.’
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Baghdad (AFP) — Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels, authorities said.
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Consumers will pay more for power this month as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has raised rates by P0.6268 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in August, the second…
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‘In many of our public markets in Manila, in line with the mayor’s directive, prices of basic goods should not exceed the levels set by the DTI for vendors.’
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US President Donald Trump said Monday that gold imports will not face additional tariffs, days after confusion flared on whether recent hikes applied to…
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Meralco stressed that its distribution charge is one of the lowest among all distributors in the country.
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Consumer prices in China remained stable in July, official data showed Saturday, providing a respite for the world's second-largest economy,…
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Electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) increased in July despite lower supply and demand, according to the Independent Electricity…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that inflation in July 2025 fell within its forecast range of 0.5 to 1.3 percent, driven largely by the…
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‘This is a delicate balancing act between our duty to protect our rice farmers from those who undervalue their produce and ensuring that consumers have access…
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It would bring great relief to end-users and consumers to have a government able to step on the brakes rather than step on the gas in the matter of electricity…
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Fuel prices are set to rise again this week, with oil firms implementing hikes starting Tuesday morning amid global supply concerns and renewed optimism over…
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to further hike oil production in a meeting today, a move analysts say is…
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) posted a consolidated core net income of P25.5 billion in the first half of the year, a 10 percent increase from P23.2 billion a…
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'I would like to thank the President for the trust and confidence placed in me to head the ERC, the agency tasked with promoting the interests of all…
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‘Once this is cleaned up by the Commission, there should be a refund. They shouldn’t have charged those costs. This is an opportunity for rates to go down.’
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MORE Power’s average residential electricity rate increased slightly in July 2025, rising to ₱10.6149 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱10.5249 in June — an uptick…
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Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta said electricity rates can still go down, with reforms already showing…
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