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Gov’t hesitating on fuel excise tax suspension; cites marginal impact despite revenue loss

Posted on 04/15/2026 by in General

Earlier this week, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. While this is expected to translate into savings for Filipino households and small businesses—around P37 per 11kg LPG cylinder and P5.60 per liter of kerosene—many were hoping for a blanket suspension that would have included gasoline and diesel. Suspending…

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The two-seat, fully electric ‘Project Nightingale’ is Rolls-Royce’s most ambitious work to date

Posted on 04/15/2026 by in General

Rolls-Royce reckons this is its most “ambitious work” to date. After 120 years in the game, and with one of the most splendiferous back catalogues in the automotive world, that’s a serious flex. The Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale is long—5.76 meters stem to stern—and has frankly enormous presence in the metal. It also ushers in a…

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First impressions: Nissan’s new NX8 seems like the perfect family EV

Posted on 04/15/2026 by in TopGear

Hold on, another Chinese Nissan? PHOTO BY Billy Caluag Yes, the NX8 is yet another product from the Dongfeng-Nissan partnership, but it might be the most important one to date—for the Philippines, at least. You see, fully electric crossovers seem to be having a moment in our country. Tesla Philippines has just added the six-seater Model…

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