‘Defer SSS, PhilHealth hikes in ‘23’
Employers want the government to postpone the anticipated increase in contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) and Philippine Health ...
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Meralco bill up P80 next year—ERC
The Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday that electricity prices in the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise area would go up ...
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Gasoline hike
A gas station attendant fills up a fire truck fuel tank on Visayas Avenue, Quezon City on Tuesday. Oil companies ...
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Hefty oil price hike up by as much as P5/liter
Pump prices are expected to go up by more than P5 per liter for diesel and kerosene next week. "Based ...
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Meter reading
Meralco personnel read the numbers on the electric meters on a post on Padilla Street in Manila on Tuesday (August ...
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Pump prices resume upswing
Consumers have to brace for another oil price hike this week by as much as P1.40 per liter to reflect ...
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House panel fails to approve report on SSS pension hike
The House Committee on Government Enterprises and Privitization failed to approve on Tuesday the committee report that grants an increase ...
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