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High fuel, power costs? You can tap renewables

A composite image of renewable energy from INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has long relied on imported fuel to keep its lights on, but global disruptions — such as the ...
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Quimbo admits suspending VAT on fuel is unlikely: Unwise move

Photo from Cong. Miro Quimbo/Facebook MANILA, Philippines— Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo has admitted that suspending the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel products is ...
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Cigarette triggers 3-hour grass fire in Malolos

A grass firehit a lotin the Dakila village of Malolos, Bulacan, on Thursday morning, March 12, 2026. (Photo by Carmela Reyes-Estrope) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—A cigarette butt hurled into a ...
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Jeepney group: Halt fuel tax or raise fare by P2

Jeepney drivers, now reeling from oil price aftershocks that have so far cut their take-home pay in half, are urging the government to ...
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Nurses group backs Camille Villar’s ‘Nurse in Every Barangay’ measure

Senator Camille Villar met with leaders of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) on Monday, where the country’s largest organization of nurses ...
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Higher excise tax, larger warning labels on cigarette packs pushed

MANILA, Philippines — Health experts are calling for higher taxes on cigarettes and larger warning labels on the packaging after a new study found that such policies help motivate Filipino smokers to ...
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Palace declares March 20, 2026 a regular holiday for Eid’l Fitr

INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / Muslim faithfuls gather to offer morning prayer for celebration of Eid’l Fitr or the end of the Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan at the Blue Mosque in Maharlika Village, ...
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Frasco out as DOT secretary, Usec. Buensuceso to act as OIC

Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco of the Department of Tourism. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines —President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Tourism Secretary Christina ...
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BOC seizes P2-M worth of shabu hidden inside hotdog machine in Pasay

The BOC-Naia has seized a suspected shabu worth P26 million concealed inside a hotdog roller machine in Pasay City. (Photo from BOC-Naia/Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Approximately P26 million ...
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Marcos certifies urgent bill to cut, suspend oil excise taxes

A Petron gas station along Congressional Avenue in Quezon City displays fuel prices at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2026. — Photo by Dona Policar/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines ...
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DFA operations to follow 4-day workweek starting March 16

MANILA, Philippines — In accordance with the government’s energy conservation efforts, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will implement a four-day workweek starting March 16. In a statement on ...
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DA further expands P20-rice program in Davao de Oro, del Norte

‘BENTE BIGAS’ HERE The sale of the government’s P20 per kilo rice started at the Cebu provincial capitol grounds in Cebu City on May 1 under the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na!” program. Afresh shipment of ...