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Displaced workers

A man passes by provincial buses parking at a compound in Parañaque City on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Over 20,000 provincial bus workers have...

BBM opts for ‘ayuda’ to affected sectors than suspend oil excise tax

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. prefers to provide aid to the sectors affected by the continuing increase in fuel prices instead of suspending the...

Ecuador declares state of emergency in 3 areas

QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces late Friday in response to sometimes violent protests by Indigenous groups demanding...

Developing a more sound environs

It's high time the government developed a more sound environment for the growing community of motorbikes and bicycle riders. The continued rise of fuel prices...

Rising petrol prices fuel uncertainty at oil giant Petrobras

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is once again in crisis: caught in a political tug of war over rising fuel costs. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro,...

Inflation rate climbed to 4% in March on higher fuel prices

Inflation rate in March climbed to a five-month high of 4 percent from 3 percent in February on the back of higher transport and...

Villanueva urges govt to go after ‘ayuda’ scammers

Re-electionist Sen. Joel Villanueva urged authorities to stop text scammers from taking advantage of the government’s rollout of “ayuda” to those hard-hit by the...

38 shipping firms to raise passenger, cargo rates by 20%

The Maritime Industry Authority said over the weekend at least 38 shipping operators are set to increase passenger and cargo rates by up to...

Sri Lanka fuel prices soar as economy reels

One of Sri Lanka’s biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20 percent on Saturday, the second increase in as many...

P500 ’ayuda’ for poor only for 3 months, not one year

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday said the government can only afford to provide poor households with a P500 monthly subsidy...

Thousands protest in Spain’s main cities over soaring prices

MADRID, Spain—Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain on Saturday in protest at the soaring cost of food, light and fuel, which have...

Rody okays P200 aid for poor

Monthly ayuda until yearend to make up for retaining fuel excise tax President Rodrigo Duterte offered very little relief from skyrocketing fuel prices Wednesday, rejecting...

No fuel subsidy for rice tillers

Corn farmers, fisherfolk only ones covered, to cushion oil price hit With fuel prices expected to hit record highs next week, only corn farmers and...

TUCP sets wage increase petition, Congress moves to back request

The country’s biggest labor group said Friday it will seek a wage hike next week, as Congress moved to legislate an increase in the...
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