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Continue reading →: SONA 2023: Bagong Pilipinas, lumang tugtugin
“Dumating na po ang Bagong Pilipinas,” President Marcos Jr. declared in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). What is new for the Philippine economy, which took a substantial portion of his speech? Did Marcos Jr. give a new vision or direction? Marcos Jr. sang the same old tune…
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Continue reading →: A billion pesos daily in extra profits, taxes for oil firms, BBM
The oil companies and the Marcos administration are earning almost a billion pesos per day in extra profits and taxes due to unreasonable weekly changes in pump prices. As the public grapple with high prices, it appears that the oil firms and the government are making a killing from the…
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Continue reading →: Diesel adjustments overcharged consumers by ₱24, gasoline, ₱12
After five straight weeks of rollbacks, local pump prices are rising again this week with hefty increases. Based on reports, diesel will go up by ₱6.85 per liter; gasoline by ₱1.20; and kerosene by ₱3.50. These latest adjustments will bring the total price hikes in the pump price of diesel…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2022: Marcos Jr. to keep neoliberal policy track
In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left no doubt that his regime would continue the path toward neoliberalism. The general direction for the economy that Marcos Jr. outlined will lead to more liberalization and privatization at the expense of genuine national development, Filipino…
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Continue reading →: Huwag pigilan na lumuha
Huwag pigilan na lumuha Hindi lahat ng pagtangis Ay hinagpis Hindi ba’t mas dalisay Ang maiyak sa galit Nang dahil sa pag-ibig Para sa bayang sawi? Kaya huwag umiyak Nang tahimik Huwag ikubli ang hibik Sa halip hayaang Ligaligin ng taghoy Ang himbing ng gabi. Hanggang ang bawat …
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