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Mogu Mogu rolled out the We Got Chew campaign, which aims to help uplift Filipinos on the road.

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Iginiit ng DOE na mas malaki ang benepisyo ng P10-per-liter fuel subsidy para sa mga public utility jeepney kumpara sa posibleng epekto ng excise tax exemption, sa kabila ng hindi pagsuspinde ng gobyerno sa excise tax ng diesel at gasolina sa gitna ng krisis sa langis dulot ng tensyon sa Middle East.

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A major transport group said half its operators have stopped plying routes, with more expected to follow.

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Metro Manila public transport drivers will receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy starting Tuesday, March 17, to help cope with rising fuel prices amid tensions in the Middle East, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said.

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The strike will last until December 11. Manibela chairperson Mar Valbuena said that the group may extend their strike if the problems are not solved.

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                    [Title] => We Got Chew’! Mogu Mogu fuels hope, relief and smiles for struggling jeepney drivers, commuters
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Mogu Mogu rolled out the We Got Chew campaign, which aims to help uplift Filipinos on the road.

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Iginiit ng DOE na mas malaki ang benepisyo ng P10-per-liter fuel subsidy para sa mga public utility jeepney kumpara sa posibleng epekto ng excise tax exemption, sa kabila ng hindi pagsuspinde ng gobyerno sa excise tax ng diesel at gasolina sa gitna ng krisis sa langis dulot ng tensyon sa Middle East.

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A major transport group said half its operators have stopped plying routes, with more expected to follow.

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Metro Manila public transport drivers will receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy starting Tuesday, March 17, to help cope with rising fuel prices amid tensions in the Middle East, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said.

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The strike will last until December 11. Manibela chairperson Mar Valbuena said that the group may extend their strike if the problems are not solved.

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