The Muntinlupa City Council has approved an ordinance granting the request of tricycle operators and drivers in the city to increase fare by P1. In their regular session on March 14, councilors agreed to increase the tricycle fare in Muntinlupa from the current P9 to P10 per person. The Muntinlupa...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay lauded the national government's efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict to Filipinos as the cost of fuel continues to rise. Binay welcomed the extension of fuel subsidy and cash aid for sectors affected by...
Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso lauded President Duterte on Thursday, March, 10, after the national government increased the fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers by 50 percent, equivalent to P5 billion, amid the weekly increase in fuel prices...
Demonstrators hold signs reading “Putin is bombing Ukraine” and “Stop Putin Now” during a protest against Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, in Barcelona on February 26, 2022. (AFP) Over 160 academics, researchers, and professionals across the nation condemned Russia’s invasion of...
Disrupted supply chains, capacity constraints, plus deteriorating economies, slowed down the growth of global air cargo markets in January 2022, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 2.7...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is the latest personality to call for the "unbundling" of domestic fuel prices, which for the entire year have been on an upward trajectory. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Teodoro said that price unbundling is the oil companies' act of itemizing or breaking...
The government’s top economic managers are crafting measures to cushion the impact of Ukraine-Russia war on the domestic economy, particularly on the prices of basic goods and commodities. While Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III believes the impact of the geopolitical crisis in Eastern...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, March 7 called on the government to start the "immediate" and "efficient" distribution of fuel subsidies to the transport, agriculture, and fisheries sector amid the continuous fuel price hikes. The fuel price surge is being attributed to the easing of Covid-19...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is putting more pressure on the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the long-sought strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook page) In a statement Saturday, March 5, the former House deputy speaker said the energy...
Three days after saying the country should not take a stand on Russia-Ukraine conflict, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has now joined all other nations in calling on Russia to respect Ukraine's freedom and its citizens' democratic way of life. "I appeal for sobriety to...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan also joined the call to condemn Russia's recent military invasion of Ukraine and demanded to immediately withdraw its armed forces from the former Soviet republic. Demonstrators hold signs reading "Putin is bombing Ukraine" and "Stop Putin Now" during a protest...
Aspiring vice president and survey frontrunner Sara Duterte-Carpio said Tuesday, March 1 that her stand on the Russia-Ukraine war "does not really matter" for now. This, after the Philippines under her father President Duterte's administration voted "yes" to the United Nations General Assembly...
