Economy
If you're planning to travel this Holy Week, better brace yourself — because getting anywhere just got a whole lot more expensive. With jet fuel prices in Asia surging by a jaw-dropping 90 percent year-on-year, airline ticket costs are about to follow suit, and ferry operators have already started
Economy
Malaking investment ang paparating! President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just announced that a US-based medical glove manufacturer is pouring a whopping $200 million into the Philippines to build a brand-new manufacturing facility right here sa bansa. The President dropped the news during a media interview in New York City on Tuesday,
Economy
Kung akala mo ang fuel crisis sa kalsada lang, think again. Cebu's shipping industry is now feeling the full brunt of skyrocketing global oil prices, with ferry operators slashing routes and jacking up fares across the Visayas. Multiple shipping lines have been forced to act as fuel costs
Economy
The oil crisis isn't just hitting your gas tank — it's now slamming the shipping industry too. Ferry operators across Cebu have started canceling routes and hiking fares after fuel costs surged by a staggering 40 percent, making several routes financially unviable. OceanJet has already pulled the
Economy
If you're a PUV driver struggling with gas prices right now, here's some good news — the government is rolling out a P5,000 fuel subsidy starting March 17, and Metro Manila tricycle drivers get it first. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez confirmed that the Department of Transportation
Politics
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced he will certify as urgent a bill granting him emergency powers to combat soaring petroleum prices — a move that could pave the way for temporary excise tax cuts on fuel if global oil prices remain elevated. Speaking after his address at the UN General
Economy
Brace yourselves, Metro Manila — your electric bill is about to get heavier this month. Meralco announced on Tuesday that household electricity rates are going up by P0.6427 per kilowatt-hour for March 2026, pushing the overall rate to P13.8161 per kWh from February's P13.1734. For a
Economy
Filipino motorists are bracing for yet another brutal week at the pumps as oil companies roll out double-digit price increases starting Tuesday, March 10 — marking the ninth consecutive week of gasoline hikes and the 11th straight for diesel and kerosene. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), gasoline prices are
Economy
The Department of Energy ain't playing around. As fuel prices skyrocketed starting today, March 10, the DOE has issued show-cause orders against 54 gasoline stations across the Philippines for allegedly jacking up prices ahead of schedule and without proper justification. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the
Economy
If you thought fuel prices were already masakit sa bulsa, brace yourself — the Department of Energy just announced the biggest weekly price hike yet. Starting Tuesday, March 10, gasoline will go up by as much as P10.20 per liter, diesel by a staggering P24.25 per liter, and kerosene
Economy
Monday was absolutely brutal for Philippine financial markets. The PSEi crashed nearly 5 percent — shedding 314 points to close at 6,006.22 — its lowest level in five months. Every single one of the 30 blue-chip stocks ended in the red, a full wipeout that left investors reeling. The peso
Economy
The Department of Energy isn't playing around. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin announced that the DOE has issued show-cause orders against 55 gas stations across the country for allegedly ignoring the government's staggered fuel price increase scheme — a system designed to soften the blow of what could