TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices opened higher on Monday after the Easter holiday weekend as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt global oil supply. Brent crude futures rose $2.4, or 2.2%, to $111.43 a barrel by 2215 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $3, or 2.7%, to trade at $114.57 per barrel. U.S. President Donald Trump…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso took a moment during Monday’s flag-raising ceremony at Manila City Hall to personally thank the jeepney drivers powering the city’s “Libreng Sakay” free ride program, asking the crowd of city government employees gathered before him to give the men behind the wheel a round of applause as the program entered its second week of operations.…
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 1,091 road crash incidents during the observance of Holy Week this year. The agency said the data were logged from March 29 to April 2, or from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday, across 161 hospitals nationwide. In a statement, the DOH said the figure is significantly higher compared to the 437 road…
Fifty years ago, two guys named Steve changed everything from a garage in California. Not in the way that phrase usually gets thrown around. Actually changed it. On April 1, 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started a company with a fruit for a logo and an idea that, at the time, sounded almost naive: that computers could be personal. Not institutional.…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…