Hike in Naia fees a brazen move vs passengers – Citizen Watch

Alden Monzon 06/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A consumer rights group called on the government and the consortium that bagged the P170.6-billion rehabilitation contract of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) not to push through with plans to increase various airport charges,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Dead woman, tied and wrapped, found inside a box in Tisa, Cebu

CDN Digital 07/18/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, July 18. Dead woman, tied and wrapped, found inside a box in Tisa, Cebu Residents…

Fuel prices up by P1.80 to P2.10 per liter starting July 18

Jordeene B. Lagare 07/17/2023

MANILA  – A big price hike awaits motorists as oil companies announced they are increasing their pump prices by up to P2.10 per liter effective Tuesday, July 18. In separate advisories, local oil companies said the price…

House bill seeks P750 pay hike for private sector workers

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing a P750 across-the-board hike in the daily wages of private sector employees to help them cope with the high prices of commodities was filed before the House of Representatives on Monday…

Mexico to hike minimum wage by 20% in 2023, raising inflation worries

Reuters 12/03/2022

MEXICO CITY  – Mexico will raise the minimum wage by 20 percent next year after employers, labor representatives and the government reached an agreement, officials said on Thursday, although some critics warned the move could fuel inflation.…

Road user’s tax hike pushed

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/26/2020

The motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC)—whose proposed higher rate has been pending approval in the Senate—is needed to build and maintain more roads in the Philippines, the state-run think tank National Tax Research Center (NTRC) said. Since…

Duque seeks suspension of PhilHealth premium payment hike for OFWs

Daphne Galvez 05/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called for the suspension of the increase in premium payments to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as provided in the implementing…

Palace to teachers on wage hike: Be patient

06/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang urged teachers in the country to be patient as they demand for the salary increase that President Rodrigo Duterte has promised them. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after he said Education…

Palace assures teachers: Duterte ‘working’ on wage hike

06/03/2019

MANILA, Philippines  — Malacañang assured teachers on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte was “working” on their salary increase as he ordered his economic managers to look for funding. “The President is working on that and hopefully that…

PSC hikes national athletes’ allowances

Inquirer.net 04/16/2019

With each passing day leading to the Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is adding more and more reasons for the country’s national athletes to be motivated. Aside from the renovation of major sports facilities…

Fuel tax hike worries farm sector

Inquirer.net 12/05/2018

Stakeholders of the agriculture sector are afraid the second round of fuel tax increases next month may not bode well for food producers since the measure will translate to higher production costs. Industry leaders who talked to…

Prices of basic commodities to remain the same despite fuel price hike

Futch Inso 12/03/2018

  Even if petroleum companies will implement an increase in the price of fuel, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) is not expecting any movement in the price of the basic commodities, especially on Noche Buena…

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