The Department of Agriculture (DA) is confident that there is adequate supply of holiday food staple, such as onions, pork, chicken, beef, and rice, as the country enters the “ber” months. (MB file photo) Speaking at a media forum held in Quezon City, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel...
The days of ‘secrecy’ in weekly oil price adjustments are numbered following the Supreme Court’s decision which upheld the fuel cost unbundling policy that the Department of Energy (DOE) initially attempted for implementation via a Circular in 2019. Relative to the high court ruling, former...
There will be another round of significant financial reprieve on the pockets of consumers next week as hefty price rollback will continue its streak at the gasoline stations next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. As reckoned on the three-day outcome of trading in the regional...
A significant weight will be lifted off from consumers’ pockets this week, as the price of gasoline products will be on hefty reduction of P1.55 per liter; while diesel prices will also go down by P1.30 per liter. Kerosene, which is another commodity that is not just essential to household...
Consumers will catch bigger financial break in their drive to the gas stations next week, as price rollbacks have gone heftier at end-week trading on Friday (September 6), prompting estimated price cuts for gasoline at the scale of P1.45 to P1.85 per liter. Diesel prices are also anticipated to...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep Joey Salceda is pushing the economic managers of the Marcos administration to keep corn prices in check, even as the inflation rate for August eased to 3.3 percent. Salceda, an economist, said...
President Marcos' chief economic manager emphasized the effectiveness of the government's interventions in stabilizing food prices and assured that efforts to manage risks will continue to keep prices low. In a statement, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that they will continue to enhance...
Motorists are in for a new round of financial relief next week as the oil companies have estimated significant rollback in oil prices that will be reflected at the domestic pumps next week. Based on the initial calculation of the industry players, the price of gasoline products will be down by...
Consumer price growth in the country slowed to a seven-month low in August, primarily due to easing food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that headline inflation plummeted to 3.3 percent...
Retail price growth for general goods in Metro Manila posted a slight uptick in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Preliminary PSA data revealed that the general retail price index (GRPI) for the National Capital Region (NCR) settled at 1.9 percent...
Consumers will have to bear new round of financial strain this week on their daily drive to work as gasoline prices will rise by P0.50 per liter; and diesel by P0.30 per liter, based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies. Kerosene, which is the other commodity in the triumvirate of weekly...
Financial strain on consumers’ pockets will ease a bit next week, as the anticipated oil price hikes ended up at lower amounts, based on the outcome of end-week trading in the regional market. According to the oil companies, the estimated increase for gasoline products will be at P0.25 to P0.65...
