Philippines Headlines
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0800Manila to pay jeepney drivers P3,000 a day for free ride program
Manila will subsidize jeepney drivers' daily earnings so that passengers on participating routes don't have to pay fares, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced Friday, March 27.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0800VAT removal, oil deregulation repeal ‘not off the table,’ says Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said that measures such as the suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) and the repeal of the oil deregulation law are not off the table—but more pressing matters will come first.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0800ASEAN Summit scales down, focuses on oil, food, migrant workers
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, March 27, announced that the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit will be “bare bones” amid the fuel crisis caused by the tensions in the Middle East—with focus primari...
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:38:00 +0800Duterte camp calls Madriaga's death threat claim vs Teves 'comical'
Sara Duterte's legal counsel rejected as fabricated the latest claim by detained witness Ramil Madriaga that Arnolfo Teves Jr. wants him killed.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:14:00 +0800Court of Appeals acquits child rights advocate Sally Ujano of rebellion raps
Ujano was officially released from the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong on March 26.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:49:00 +0800Philippines, France sign Visiting Forces Agreement in Paris
The Philippines and France signed a Visiting Forces Agreement on Thursday, March 26, making France the first European country to secure such a defense pact with Manila.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0800142,000 barrels: First state-procured diesel arrives in Luzon
Philippines receives first government-procured diesel shipment to boost fuel supply.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800P50 price cap on imported rice backed
A 30-day price ceiling of P50 per kilo for imported rice has been endorsed to President Marcos by the National Price Coordinating Council.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800DOE: No fuel price cap
Even as staggering fuel costs continue to bedevil consumers, the Department of Energy said it is not inclined to recommend a price cap on petroleum products, as doing so could disrupt industry operations.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marcos: Camago-3 well to boost gas supply
Faced with soaring fuel prices and oil supply concerns spawned by the Middle East war, the Philippines had some good news yesterday with the successful drilling and testing of the Camago-3 gas well, seen to boost efforts to secure cheaper and steadie...