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Jinggoy Estrada Seeks Permission To Leave PH for “Personal Trip” amid alleged Existing Precautionary Hold Departure Order

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada Intends to Travel with Family during the Holy Week JINGGOY ESTRADA – The Senator is seeking for a permission to be allowed to travel out of the Philippines for a “personal trip”. The supposed multi-billion flood control corruption in the Philippine government led thousands of Filipinos to the streets for the protest. ... Read more

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Oil prices: Is Gov’t ready to sacrifice ₱40-₱106B for consumers?

MANILA – Suspending excise taxes on fuel could soften the impact of the Middle East war on inflation and consumers’ pockets. But suspending excise taxes will also lower revenue collection and slow down the implementation of crucial projects, a top government official said on Tuesday, March 10. “The total revenue loss would be roughly ₱40

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Mother of 11-year-old vows to file rape raps vs suspect nabbed in Manila

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of an 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in a barangay in Cebu City, vowed to pursue charges against the suspect following his arrest in Manila after an attempted escape. The suspect, identified as alias “Andot,” 37, was arrested at around 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at the

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World Cup ‘too big’ to postpone amid Middle East war, FIFA COO says

DALLAS (AP) — FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran. Speaking Monday at the International Broadcast Center for the 48-nation tournament, which starts on June 11, Heimo Schirgi said that FIFA continues to closely

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Bong Revilla: Ombudsman To Seek Writ to Place Ex- Senator’s Properties under Court Custody

Ombudsman Speaks on Former Sen. Bong Revilla amid Detention over Alleged Flood Control Corruption BONG REVILLA – The Ombudsman confirmed that it will request writs to place the former Senator’s properties under court custody. The Sandiganbayan previously entered a “not guilty” plea for Revilla over the flood control charges against him after he refused to ... Read more

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CDN Top Stories [March 11] – Inside the Busay tragedy that killed 4

It’s a hump day, mga Ka-Siloys! Read on for the top stories and headlines from Cebu Daily News for today, Wednesday, March 11.  4 dead in Busay, Cebu City road crash Four people were killed while two others were seriously injured after a wing van truck collided with a motorcycle in Sitio Maaslom, Barangay Busay,

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Next oil crunch impact: prices, cargo, air travel

A war almost half a world away has begun to exert pressure on Filipinos at the gas station and beyond. After the joint American-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb. 28, global markets almost immediately reflected the shock. In the Philippines, the peso plunged to a record low of 59.5 to the US dollar, while stock

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House bill suspending fuel tax passes committee level

A committee of the House of Representatives has approved a bill co-authored by President Marcos’ son proposing the suspension of the excise on fuel as a way to cushion the spike in oil prices due to the Middle East conflict. Malacañang earlier said the President would ask Congress for emergency powers to take such mitigation

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It’s all about coping now for public transport drivers

For jeepney driver Ryan Mendoza, the latest fuel price increase means spending nearly double for his diesel requirements—P1,000 a day as of Tuesday—and a smaller take-home pay for the family. Before the adjustment, P600 to P700 would suffice. “But now there’s an additional P300 [for fuel] that should otherwise go to putting food on the

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PBBM, US firm tackle plan for medical glove factory in PH

NEW YORK CITY – American manufacturer U.S. Medical Glove Company (USMGC) has expressed interest in building a medical glove manufacturing facility in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced Tuesday. The plan was raised during Marcos’ meeting with the US company on the sidelines of his United Nations (UN) engagements in New York City

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