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Bad news for commuters — the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has officially approved fare increases for jeepneys and buses. The exact amounts will be announced on Tuesday after the agency justifies them to Department of Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez. LTFRB Chairperson Vigor Mendoza confirmed the fare hike in
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Good news para sa lahat ng workers — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has officially declared Friday, March 20, 2026 as a regular holiday nationwide in observance of Eid'l Fitr, the feast marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. That means a long weekend is coming, and you
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Four hundred forty-two Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates safely touched down at NAIA yesterday aboard a Philippine government-chartered Boeing 747-400 — the first charter flight arranged since the Middle East crisis erupted. Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac personally welcomed the kababayans as they stepped onto Philippine soil,
Economy
The world is now facing the largest oil supply disruption in recorded history, and the Philippines is bracing hard for the impact. According to the International Energy Agency, global oil supply dropped by a staggering 8 million barrels per day in March — roughly 8% of total world demand — after the
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In a major turn of events that could reshape press freedom in the Philippines, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe has officially recommended the acquittal of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. in their long-running cyber libel case. The manifestation, filed with the Supreme Court
Politics
After months of controversy, Christina Garcia-Frasco has been removed as Secretary of the Department of Tourism. Malacañang confirmed the shake-up on Thursday, March 12, with Frasco being reassigned as the new Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities. Undersecretary Verna Buensuceso will serve as officer-in-charge of the DOT in the
Economy
If you thought this week's fuel prices were brutal, DOE Secretary Sharon Garin just dropped the bad news bomb: another massive oil price hike is coming next week, and it's going to be even worse. Industry estimates suggest diesel could jump by another ₱19 to ₱22
Economy
Hindi magandang balita para sa Philippine labor market: the country's unemployment rate surged to 5.8 percent in January 2026, the highest level recorded since June 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Roughly 2.96 million Filipinos out of the 80.89 million labor force were
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Good news para sa lahat ng empleyado — President Bongbong Marcos just declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as a regular holiday nationwide in observance of Eid'l Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. That means another long weekend is coming up, mga ka-tropang Pinoy! The announcement
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Amid growing fears that the United States might redirect its military hardware away from the Philippines to support the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has a clear message: relax, hindi mangyayari 'yon. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for the West
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The Bureau of Customs just pulled off another massive bust. Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno personally led the inspection of a shipment containing P235-million worth of smuggled cigarettes from the United Arab Emirates that was bound for the Port of Batangas. The haul: 637 master cases of MAC Super Slim Ice Cool
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Hundreds of distressed overseas Filipino workers are finally coming home. A total of 341 OFWs from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain are set to board a chartered flight from Riyadh to Manila this Saturday, March 14, arranged by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) as tensions in the Middle East