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PIDS urges Senate to scrap palay floor
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has recommended removing provisions that would mandate floor prices in the palay market from three pending Senate bills (SBs) seeking to amend the Agricultural Tariffication Act.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Celebrating everybody and every body
Uniqlo Jeans spotlights diversity with launch party for new denim line
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
What are the common health issues of women?
Addressing women's needs through optimum nutrition and lifestyle change
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Quezon City hailed as Top Urbanized City
Quezon City has been recognized as the Top Urbanized City in the country, highlighting its continued progress in economic growth, infrastructure development, and local governance.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
44.8 million Filipino adults may be overweight or obese by 2040 - study
The number of Filipino adults who are overweight or obese could rise to 44.8 million by 2040 if current trends continue, a recent study conducted by the Epidemiological Burden and Cost of Obesity in the Philippines (EpiCOb-PH) showed.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Smart and strategic
The current Middle East tensions, like earlier global shocks, can be a wake up call for the Philippines to build a more resilient, less import dependent economic model.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Filinvest Land eyes ₱11.6-B bond sale
Gotianun-led Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) has secured internal approval to issue up to ₱11.57 billion in fixed-rate bonds, its latest effort to tap the domestic capital market to fund its expansion and refinance existing obligations.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Oil deregulation law needs guardrails
The sharp plunge of the Philippine stock market this week was the immediate effect of the oil price shock brought about by the Middle East tension-a clear warning sign that the government must act swiftly to address the situation.
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March 11, 2026
Manila Bulletin
More than a star
Gabbi Garcia encourages young women to know their purpose, stay grounded, and use their voice for change
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Stars & beauty queens topbill HIYAS Charity Gala at Manila Hotel
Beauty queens, celebrities, models, and members of the diplomatic community will topbill the HIYAS Charity Gala, a star-studded fashion and entertainment event set to transform the historic Manila Hotel into a grand runway stage on April 16.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Debt auction hits wall as gov't yields surge
The national government fell short of its borrowing target on Monday, March 9, as the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) capped its award of short-dated debt papers, facing surge in interest rates driven by escalating global oil prices and a weakening currency.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Markets battered by Mideast crisis
Philippine financial markets endured a dual drubbing on Monday, March 9, as an escalating crisis in the Middle East sparked a global flight to safety, sending the local equity benchmark toward a five-month low and the peso to a record weakness.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Eala barges into Last 16
Pinay ace advances as Gauff retires due to arm injury
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Strait of Hormuz conflict risks PH peso freefall
The peso is at risk of sinking to a record low beyond 61 per dollar as escalating Middle East hostilities threaten to choke global energy supplies and force a hawkish pivot from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
PBBM orders free calls for OFWs, families amid Middle East tensions
President Marcos has directed telecommunications companies to provide free communication services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East and their families in the Philippines amid escalating tensions in the region.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel
Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Seat in UN Security Council to give PH voice in shaping global peace
Malacañang has defended President Marcos' push for the Philippines to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying the country would have the opportunity to participate in decision-making on international peace and security.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Unlocking PH tourism
Tourism has always been one of the Philippines’ greatest levers for economic growth.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Bea Alonzo set to marry Puregold's Vincent Co
Actress Bea Alonzo and Puregold Price Club president and director Ferdinand Vincent Co are finally tying the knot.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Mayor Isko orders four-day workweek in Manila
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Executive Order No. 8, Series of 2026, on Monday, March 9, ordering the adoption of a four-day workweek with extended hours for city offices, except for essential and frontline agencies, as part of the city’s energy and fuel-saving initiatives amid the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, pushing crude oil prices to an all-time high.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Marcos seeking emergency power to cut oil excise tax
• DOE guarantees enough supply till April or even beyond • Fuel firms to spread record price hikes over 3 to 7 days
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
De Lima, priest file perjury, libel charges vs 18 ex-Marines, Baligod
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-List Rep. Leila de Lima and human rights activist Fr. Flavie Villanueva on Monday, March 9, filed separate perjury complaints against the 18 alleged former Marines who claimed that billions of pesos were delivered to various legislators and other government officials as 'kickbacks' in flood control projects.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
The evil of hazing must end
The death of yet another young student in the name of “brotherhood” should compel more decisive action against one of the most senseless and brutal traditions of fraternities.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Man mauls teenage daughter to death
A 17-year-old student was allegedly mauled to death by her father in their home in Barangay Rizal, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 9.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Pixar's 'Hoppers' bounds to No. 1
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Summer song surge
Recently, Donna Summer made a big splash into pop culture's collective awareness by surging atop the Billboard dance charts with her classic 1978 song titled \"MacArthur's Park.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
NUP wants new evidence to support ‘stronger’ impeachment case vs VP Sara
The National Unity Party (NUP) wants the House of Representatives to submit to the Senate a \"stronger\" impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte--one preferably containing \"new evidence\" against her.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Tuk-tuk driver in viral Binondo road rage incident surrenders
The tuk-tuk driver involved in a viral road rage incident in Chinatown, Binondo, on March 6, has surrendered to authorities under the Manila Police District’s Oplan Pagtugis.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Mayor Joy urges residents to use online city services, free bus rides amid fuel price hike
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is encouraging residents to take advantage of the local government's online services and free transportation programs to help ease the impact of higher transport costs.
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March 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Dolphin dies 4 days after rescue
A stranded sub-adult Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) died on Monday, four days after being rescued in coastal Barangay Masintoc, Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
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