Grab Pick-Up Fare Cut as LTFRB Backs Drivers
The Grab pick-up fare now goes straight to TNVS drivers under a new LTFRB rule that bars platforms from taking any commission on that charge.
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PMO Privatization Pipeline Now Funds Fuel Security Bets
The PMO privatization pipeline just added FTI, Mile Long, and a SLEX stake to its 2026 list, and its record on hitting targets is not encouraging so far.
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DENR Salvage Zone Violation Claims Hit Batangas Cement Plant
Fisherfolk in Lemery, Batangas are demanding a DENR salvage zone violation probe into a cement plant feeding the country’s infrastructure boom.
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Marcos’s UPLIFT Assistance Program Number Doesn’t Fit Every Family
President Marcos said ₱12,000 each for 7.5 million families under the UPLIFT assistance program. Only two of three beneficiary groups actually get that much.
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Pax Silica Locks In Land Before It Locks In Terms
Pax Silica has already reshaped New Clark City with land deals and power contracts, months before the terms governing the zone are even finalized.
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LandBank Corporate Lending to Globe Enters Its Third Round
LandBank corporate lending to Globe has repeated in 2021, 2024, and 2026, raising questions about where a state agricultural bank’s money actually goes.
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World Bank Farm Loan Disbursement Outpaces Its Own Safeguards
The first World Bank farm loan disbursement arrived before the verification agencies meant to enforce its results-based terms were even hired.
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BSP’s Digital Payments Economic Indicator Isn’t Audited Yet
BSP is using bank-reported transaction growth as a digital payments economic indicator, weeks before its own systemic count of the actual volume is due.
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The Minimum Wage Exemption Inside NCR’s ₱85 Wage Hike
NCR’s ₱85 wage hike carries a minimum wage exemption clause letting small employers opt out, and DOLE’s coverage numbers do not account for it.
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Meralco Disconnection Suspension Extended Through October
The Meralco disconnection suspension now runs through October 2026, but the deposit rule and dispute backlog it was meant to bridge remain unchanged.
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