State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will be powering the industrialization goal cast by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the Polloc freeport zone in Parang, Maguindanao. The two government agencies have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the...
A new wave of financial pain could squeeze consumers’ pockets next week, as pump prices could be tracking new wave of increases – primarily for gasoline products, based on the initial calculation of the oil companies. As assessed by the industry players, the price of gasoline will likely rise...
Authorities inspect a tanker allegedly engaged in oil smuggling activities at the Navotas Port on Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) took custody of two tankers that were allegedly engaged in oil smuggling activities at the Navotas Port. In a statement Friday, Sept. 20,...
It’s another week of drive to the gasoline stations that will come lighter on consumers’ pockets as the price of gasoline products will be on rollback by P1.00 per liter; and diesel product prices will be reduced by P1.30 per liter, according to the pricing advisories of the oil companies....
Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who is also the chairman of PXP Energy Corporation, has an extraordinary wish for this year’s holiday season – a “Chinese Santa Claus” who will finally give a strife-free nod to petroleum exploration in the turbulent waters of West Philippine Sea,...
The days of ‘secrecy’ in weekly oil price adjustments are numbered following the Supreme Court’s decision which upheld the fuel cost unbundling policy that the Department of Energy (DOE) initially attempted for implementation via a Circular in 2019. Relative to the high court ruling, former...
All questions surrounding the sunken and capsized vessels that caused massive oil spill in Bataan and nearby cities will be investigated, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of assistance to fishermen affected by the oil spill in Navotas on Sept....
There will be another round of significant financial reprieve on the pockets of consumers next week as hefty price rollback will continue its streak at the gasoline stations next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. As reckoned on the three-day outcome of trading in the regional...
A boodle fight was held in Rosario, Cavite, on Sept. 10 to promote the seafood industry after the Bataan oil spill (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE—The local government unit (LGU) of Rosario held a fish port boodle fight on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to show to the...
A significant weight will be lifted off from consumers’ pockets this week, as the price of gasoline products will be on hefty reduction of P1.55 per liter; while diesel prices will also go down by P1.30 per liter. Kerosene, which is another commodity that is not just essential to household...
Consumers will catch bigger financial break in their drive to the gas stations next week, as price rollbacks have gone heftier at end-week trading on Friday (September 6), prompting estimated price cuts for gasoline at the scale of P1.45 to P1.85 per liter. Diesel prices are also anticipated to...
Motorists are in for a new round of financial relief next week as the oil companies have estimated significant rollback in oil prices that will be reflected at the domestic pumps next week. Based on the initial calculation of the industry players, the price of gasoline products will be down by...
