Fuel prices to hike up to P1.40/L next week                                                                                              MANILA - Oil prices are projected to rise by as much as PHP1.40 per liter next week amid supply concerns.

In a Friday advisory, Jetti Petroleum President Leo Bellas said diesel prices could rise by PHP1.20 to PHP1.40 per liter, while gasoline prices may increase by PHP0.30 to PHP0.50 per liter, based on Asian benchmark prices and foreign exchange movements as of Thursday.

Fuel prices to hike up to P1.40/L next week | Philippine News Agency - Fuel prices to hike up to P1.40/L next week | Philippine News Agency https://share.google/rQQ70veaVQ0QPSY98

Foreign maids under South Korea's pilot project overworked, underpaid: Poll             SEOUL - Foreign housekeepers employed locally under a government pilot project launched two years ago were severely underpaid and had to do extra work that was not agreed upon, a survey showed on Jan 17.

In September 2024, the Seoul Metropolitan government launched its foreign maid pilot programme and allowed the entry of 100 people, mostly from South-east Asia, including Philippines, to work as housekeepers at more than 150 households in the city.

Foreign maids under South Korea’s pilot project overworked, underpaid: Poll | The Straits Times - Foreign maids under South Korea’s pilot project overworked, underpaid: Poll | The Straits Times https://share.google/BmStZJZjlj2W5Ibwj

BI records 6% hike in passenger arrivals in 2025                                                                                      MANILA - Over 15.6 million passenger arrivals nationwide were recorded in 2025, the Bureau of Immigration reported Thursday.

In a statement, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said immigration officers at all international ports of entry recorded 15,608,868 arrivals, including 6,704,007 foreign nationals, from January to December 2025

He said the figure represents an almost 6 percent increase compared to the 14,733,597 recorded in 2024.

BI records 6% hike in passenger arrivals in 2025 | Philippine News Agency - BI records 6% hike in passenger arrivals in 2025 | Philippine News Agency https://share.google/XQWNDlvOSVXZhV0GR

A Filipino tribe fights to stay a 'Smart City' rises on a former US base                                       Sapang Kawayan, Philippines - Two hours north of the capital, Manila, on the vast grounds of a former United States military base, the Philippine government is pushing ahead with plans for a multi-billion dollar "smart city" that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr hopes to turn into a future "mecca for tourists" and a "magnet for investors"

The New Clark City, which is being built on the former Clark Air Base, is central to the government's effort to attract foreign investment and ease congestion in Manila, where nearly 15 million people live.

A Filipino tribe fights to stay as a ‘Smart City’ rises on a former US base | Indigenous Rights News | Al Jazeera - A Filipino tribe fights to stay as a ‘Smart City’ rises on a former US base | Indigenous Rights News | Al Jazeera https://share.google/o2hyVOWlVnhwT78Tg

Low inflation, steady growth shield poorest Filipinos in 2025 - Palace                                    MANILA - The Marcos administration has shielded the country's poorest families from rising prices by keeping inflation low and sustaining economic growth in 2025, Malacanang said Sunday.

Data show inflation eased to 1.6 percent from January to November 2025, down from 3.4 percent in 2024, continuing a steady decline from 5.8 percent in 2022 and 6.0 percent in 2023.

Low inflation, steady growth shield poorest Filipinos in 2025 – Palace | Philippine News Agency - Low inflation, steady growth shield poorest Filipinos in 2025 – Palace | Philippine News Agency https://share.google/epvHlZzeilMdQu5v1