An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that Filipino farmers were reaping benefits from global fears of a rice shortage due to the adverse effects of the looming dry spell. File photo Agriculture Undersecretary Leo Sebastian of the Rice Industry Development said this as world...
Gasoline prices will increase by P1.10 per liter on Tuesday, Aug. 22, along with kerosene products and diesel, the oil companies announced. For kerosene products, the increase will be at P0.70 per liter while diesel prices will go up by P0.20 per liter, according to the industry players. The oil...
House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) "Moderate your greed." This was House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo's message to local oil companies after he learned that another round of pump...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) High electricity rates and steadily rising fuel prices have been a perennial headache for Filipinos. For this reason, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte filed in the current 19th Congress House...
Price surges at the domestic pumps will partly cool off next week, as the adjustments will be relatively moderate, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, gasoline prices will rise by P0.70 to P1.00 per liter; while diesel prices may not change because the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the price of rice will stabilize as harvest starts in major palay-producing regions. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PCO screenshot) Marcos said this in a video message uploaded to the social media channels of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. warned anew rice hoarders and price manipulators in the country amid the reported price increase of rice in the market. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos issued the stern warning as he ordered the Department of Agriculture...
More than 7.7 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will likely experience relief in their power bills this August, as the utility firm is anticipating downtrend in its overall rate in this billing cycle. “While we have yet to receive the final billings from our suppliers, we...
Major oil firm Petron Corporation reported a 20 percent decline in net income in the first half of this year to P6.14 billion from a more robust profit level of P7.7 billion in the same period last year. Despite the rebound in economic activities post-pandemic, the oil firm emphasized that both its...
It will be a financially-punishing drive at the petroleum stations, as the price of diesel will rise by as much as P3.50 per liter, while gasoline prices will climb by P2.10 per liter, effective Tuesday, August 1, according to the price adjustment advisories of the oil companies. Additionally, the...
Big-time price hikes at the pumps will have heavy blow on consumers’ pockets next week, with the price of diesel products are anticipated to rise by as much as P3.20 to P3.50 per liter, based on the calculation of the oil companies. Industry players similarly estimated P1.85 to P2.15 per liter...
Gasoline users will have heavier financial burden at the petroleum pumps this week as the price of this commodity will rise by P1.35 per liter, according to the pricing adjustment advisories of the oil companies. Diesel, on the other, will have a leaner price hike of P0.45 per liter, while kerosene...
