President Marcos has committed to continue giving assistance to vulnerable communities amid rising prices of food commodities. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in taguig City (Noel B. Pabalate) Through a statement on Thursday, Oct. 5, Marcos gave an assurance for its...
Consumer prices surged last month due to the steep rise in food prices, particularly rice, and the spike in transportation costs caused by higher fuel prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing, National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that headline inflation...
President Marcos was not surprised by the decline of his approval ratings, saying he completely understood the public's sentiments, especially on the issues surrounding the supply and price of rice in the country. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook) Marcos said...
President Marcos has lifted the temporary price ceiling on rice starting Wednesday, Oct. 4. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "Well, I think it’s the appropriate time since namimigay tayo ng bigas (since we are giving out rice). Yes, as of today, we are lifting the price...
(Manila Bulletin Photo) Majority of Filipinos continue to consider inflation as the country's most pressing concern that the national administration must address immediately, based on the findings of a Pulse Asia survey released on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Pulse Asia’s “Ulat ng Bayan” survey, which...
The pockets of consumers using gasoline products will have a breather this week as the price of this commodity will be on rollback by P2.00 per liter, as announced by the oil companies. Nevertheless, it will be a reverse scenario for diesel products as the price of this fuel will rise at a modest...
Motorists using gasoline products will likely benefit from more than P2.00 per liter rollback at the pumps next week, but there’s a bit of bad news for diesel users because the price of that commodity will slightly go up, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry...
President Marcos on Tuesday, Sept. 27, scrapped the proposed temporary implementation of rice tariff reduction which would’ve aimed to address the surge of rice prices in the market. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) A statement from the...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is investigating the low trading price of sugar last week amid efforts to maintain prices at P3,000 per 50-kilogram bag. Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona considered the development a “bit surprising” and said the SRA is now...
Fuel budgets of consumers will be on a heavy strain this week as the price of diesel products will rise by P2.50 per liter; while gasoline prices will increase by P2.00 per liter, according to the pricing advisories of the oil companies. For kerosene, which is an essential base fuel for the...
President Marcos announced that the National Food Authority (NFA) Council had set a new price range for buying palay in response to the changing production and market conditions. File photo Marcos said this following his meeting with the NFA Council, which he heads, on Monday, Sept. 18. In a video...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has floated possible ways the government can "compromise" in order to alleviate the impact of surging local fuel prices. This, as Romualdez announced the conduct of a...
