(Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) Three weeks following the oil spill off the coast of Limay, Bataan, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told a House of Representatives panel that fish from the affected areas are now safe for...
Consumers will feel anew the painful pinch of higher prices at the pumps this week as gasoline prices will rise by P1.00 per liter; and diesel prices will also climb by P1.20 per liter. Additionally, the price of kerosene products - that has direct effect on aviation fuel as well as other major...
The Philippine subsidiary of American energy giant Chevron Corporation has beefed up its retail network by bringing into commercial stream 18 new service stations within this year’s first half to reach broader base of customers who are loyal to its Caltex brand. Chevron Philippines Country...
Lt. Cdr. Michael John Encina, commander of Coast Guard Station Bataan, says an oil pumping machine will arrive from Singapore on Aug. 16, 2024 to hasten the oil recovery operations for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova. (Courtesy of PCG/Zoom) An oil pumping machine from Singapore was scheduled to arrive...
The pressure on oil price hikes next week skidded slightly, as the increase for some commodities had gone lower than P1.00 per liter if reckoned on the outcome of four-day trading in the regional market. Based on the new calculation of the oil companies, the anticipated rise for gasoline products...
The recent environmental disaster in Bataan caused by an oil spill has left the local fisherfolk community grappling with a huge income loss, already estimated by the Department of Agriculture at ₱78.69 million as of Aug. 7. Responding to the crisis, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...
Big-time price hikes at the pumps will take another gut-wrenching blow on consumers’ pockets next week, as oil prices are projected to rise above P1.00 per liter across commodities. Based on the calculation of the oil companies, the price of gasoline products will likely increase by P1.10 to...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, August 15, urged residents who have been affected by the oil spills in Bataan to come forward and seek compensation. So far, there have been around 31,000 Cavite residents and around 21,000 Bataan residents who been identified as possible recipients of...
Claim centers would be set up in areas affected by the oil spill, the owner of the ill-fated motor tanker (MT) Terranova said on Wednesday, August 14. Valeriano del Rosario, legal counsel of the owner of the MTKR Terranova, told the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural...
Consumers will have a few more pesos to spend on their other basic needs this week, as fuel prices will be on significant rollback to the tune of P2.45 per liter for gasoline; and P1.90 per liter for diesel products. Kerosene, which is the other commodity in the triumvirate of weekly price...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is seeking the allocation of P6.02 billion supplemental budget so it can have ready financial capacity to cough up investment in case one of the consortium-members in the Malampaya gas field project would face snags in its capital contribution to the...
Distribution of family food packs and financial assistance to fisherfolk affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City on August 9 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 5,231 fishermen affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City received economic assistance on Friday,...
