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MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are dismayed by how the Marcos administration has tamed the rising cost of basic goods and services, according to a new survey conducted by Pulse Asia Research in June, a month ahead of the president's third State of the Nation Address.
SEN. Joel Villanueva yesterday said he will push for the swift passage of Senate Bill No. 2140 or an Act Establishing the Standards for a Living Wage when Congress resumes regular session on July 22.
Given the rising inflation rate impacting poor households, the P35 increase in the daily minimum wage for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) is not just timely but essential, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
MANILA, Philippines — The administration will be better equipped to cushion the impact of rising prices, as well as to produce jobs, strengthen health care and boost infrastructure with its proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year, according to President Marcos.
MANILA, Philippines — After four straight weeks of increases, fuel prices are expected to go down by as much as P1.15 per liter next week, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets mostly rose Friday after a largely negative day on Wall Street despite growing confidence of a US interest rate cut, while the yen saw big swings as speculation swirled that Japan had stepped into forex markets to support the currency.
MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island remains restive after it emitted 4,279 tons of sulfur dioxide in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) confirmed on Wednesday that the current budgetary cost for the New Senate Building (NSB) is now higher than the estimates provided by Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Nancy Binay.