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  • Motorists to Face Higher Fuel Prices as Retailers Announce Price Hike for 2025

    Motorists to Face Higher Fuel Prices as Retailers Announce Price Hike for 2025

    Motorists will see an increase in petroleum product prices this week as retailers announced a significant price hike on Monday to kick off 2025, following a rollback the previous week. In separate announcements, Seaoil Philippines Corp. and Shell Pilipinas Corp. stated they will raise the prices per liter of gasoline…

  • New taxes key to generate higher revenues — report

    THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) may need to impose new taxes or raise tax rates in order to meet its revenue goals, GlobalSource Partners said. In a report, GlobalSource country analyst Diwa C. Guinigundo said that the government is “bent on depending on intensified tax collection to fund the deficit.” “This…

  • Higher NAIA charges seen to weigh on travel demand

    THE EXPECTED INCREASE in fees at the soon-to-be privatized Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) could alter travel demand dynamics, potentially impacting passenger volumes and operational margins for airlines operating at the airport, according to analysts.

  • June Meralco rates jump amid higher generation charge

    TYPICAL HOUSEHOLDS in areas served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to pay higher electricity bills this month, even as the utility deferred the collection of a portion of generation costs. Meralco in a statement on Thursday said the overall rate will increase by P0.6436 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to…

  • Meralco Q1 net income up on higher energy sales

    MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) recorded an 18.9% increase in its consolidated net income to P9.6 billion for the first quarter (q1) of the year, driven by energy sales and growth in other business segments. “[The increase was] due to higher energy sales volume of the distribution business and ongoing contributions…