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No need to hoard food supplies, says Marcos Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com ADVERTISEMENT MANILA, Philippines — As high fuel prices threaten to drive up inflation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, March 18, assured the public that there is no need to hoard food supplies. Marcos personally visited a San Juan wet market to monitor prices alongside the Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry. In a statement to the media, Marcos said that they wanted to make sure that prices do not surge, so inspections and monitoring will continue. “Ang supply natin, maganda naman ang supply natin ng pagkain, ng bigas, lahat ng mga basic goods. Kaya ‘yung ating mga kababayan sinasabi natin, hindi naman kailangan mag-hoarding at hindi tayo nagkukulang sa food supply,” Marcos said.

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Big airfare hikes loom as with increased surcharges Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com March 17, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT MANILA, Philippines — The country’s travel woes continue to compound as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved a raise in surcharge rates; domestic flights can see an increase of up to P787 while international trips can surge by P6,208.98. Fuel prices continue to soar as the conflict in the Middle East puts a significant chunk of the world’s oil sources in a chokehold. In an advisory, the aeronautics board has raised the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 8 in the first half of April, double the level from March. “This is intended to cushion the impact of fuel price volatility and manage increasing costs. The more gradual and incremental implementation of fuel surcharge to be collected from passengers can be a way of softening the impact of higher fuel surcharge increases, and enable faster reduction when fuel prices decline,” the CAB said.

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NEWS ALERT: Isko Moreno thanks PBBM for ₱5,000 cash aid for Manila transport sector amid global oil shock Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday, March 17, expressed gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the national government began distributing ₱5,000 cash relief assistance to tricycle drivers in Metro Manila to help ease the impact of rising oil prices driven by tensions in the Middle East. Speaking at the ASAC Covered Court in Manila, one of several distribution sites across the National Capital Region, Domagoso said the assistance would help ease the financial burden faced by transport workers amid rising fuel prices. “Nagpapasalamat tayo kay Presidente, napakalaking bagay nito para sa ating mga driver, maibsan itong hinaharap nilang suliranin dahil sa presyo ng gas,” Domagoso said. “I’m very grateful, on behalf of the people of Manila, particularly transport sector, taos-puso ang pasasalamat namin kay Pangulong Marcos,” he added

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Shear line, ITCZ, ‘amihan’ to bring rains over parts of PH MANILA – The shear line, the northeast monsoon or “amihan” and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will continue to affect large portions of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Mainland Cagayan, Apayao, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon. Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies with rains over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands. The “amihan” will likewise bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos Region and the rest of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region. On the other hand, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over the Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, and Mimaropa due to the ITCZ.

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PNOC to buy 2 million barrels of diesel Aubrey Rose Inosante ADVERTISEMENT MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has begun procuring two million barrels of oil from the global market to shore up the country’s fuel reserves, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said yesterday. Go told reporters the additional supply is equivalent to 10 days of buffer stock. “The PNOC-EC has already started the procurement process and we should be able to procure about two million barrels of oil anytime now to dispel fears that we will have an oil shortage,” he told the InvestPH conference in Taguig City. This was also double the one million barrels initially planned. The Philippines, which mostly procures its supply from South Korea, Japan, Singapore and China, has approached Russia to negotiate a possible supply contract. The United States recently suspended its sanctions on Russian oil exports.

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“The people couldn’t catch a break. Marginalized sectors, especially those from rural and urban poor communities, are already deep in debt,” he noted. The group likewise questioned the government’s fuel subsidy program, which provides P5,000 for farmers and P3,000 for fisherfolk, calling it insufficient amid rising production costs.

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13 Filipino surrogates back in PH after pardon in Cambodia MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday that the 13 Filipino women convicted in Cambodia for illegal surrogacy have been repatriated following a royal pardon from Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. The pardon, granted on Dec. 26, was secured following a request from the Philippine Embassy and the endorsement of the Cambodian government. “Upon the request of the Philippine Embassy and with the endorsement of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Royal Decree pardoning all 13 Filipinos paved the way for their release and immediate repatriation,” the DFA said in a statement.

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