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Jollibee Foods Corp. agreed to sell 11% of Highlands Coffee's holding company for about $88 million, cutting its stake to 49% and handing control back to founder David Thai. The same day, Philippine fuel prices near P100 per liter drove excise-tax and subsidy debates, and fast-food value deals drew scattered consumer posts.
The Philippines' fuel crisis dominated the day as the Finance Secretary signed a resolution removing excise taxes on LPG and kerosene, bus operators cut trips and sought fare increases, and transport groups announced a two-day strike. The Department of Energy warned pump prices will stay elevated through Christmas.
Diesel rises P8.82 per liter and gasoline P4.88 in a third straight weekly increase, with the Department of Energy saying pump prices will stay above pre-war levels through the end of 2026. Motorists queued in Iloilo and transport groups pressed for relief.
Manila and Ottawa closed their final full round of free trade talks and aim to finish by November, while Senator Bong Go led opposition to a proposed passport fee increase. A separate set of items covered creative-industry exports, digital adoption, and the impeachment trial's next phase.
Diesel prices are set to rise by as much as P9.50 per liter for the week of Sept. 21, prompting the transport department to open fare-adjustment talks. The captured coverage also spans pork import quotas, ube export limits, and AI risks for small businesses.
Oil companies project diesel prices rising by as much as P10.50 per liter on Sept. 22, while the Department of Transportation says it has no 2027 funding for fuel subsidies or the EDSA Busway. Separate items cover a P309.57-million coconut trade fair, a P2.12-trillion creative economy, and a US tariff dispute kept off the ASEAN agenda.
Philippine business coverage on Sept. 17 centered on looming fuel price increases, the planned GCash parent-company listing, and an ASEAN small-business summit, alongside state-worker allowance and coal auction decisions.
A third straight week of pump-price increases pushed the Philippine government to weigh suspending fuel excise taxes and to order a fare-hike review, while a separate study warned that African swine fever threatens the Palawan bearded pig.
A viral complaint about a P1,650 pompano dish in Panglao pushed Bohol's governor to call for fair tourism pricing, while the Philippines courted Indian investment and direct flights. The captured coverage also tracked oil price volatility, coconut exports to China, and AI's arrival in Philippine workplaces.
Pump prices rose for a seventh straight month on Sept. 15, 2026, with gasoline up ₱5.68 per liter, as the Energy department certified a possible excise tax suspension and transport and fisherfolk groups staged protests. Separately, the Finance department proposed extending the sweetened beverage tax to ice cream and frozen yogurt.
Cloud seeding sorties began over Negros and Panay as a "super, super El Niño" threatens sugar areas from October, while a transport strike over fuel prices and a water-safety scare in Melaka also drew attention.
A celebrity's mockery of Vice President Sara Duterte's hunger and price claims drew nearly 400 Facebook comments, while Jollibee and Sprite ran value and flavor campaigns and a Sorsogon coconut trade fair prepared to open.
