Senator Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that all the affected families in the oil spill brought about by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro last Feb. 28 would receive...
Citing the great environmental damage that has been caused, Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. is seeking a House inquiry into the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress off the waters of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro that led to the spillage of 800,000 liters of industrialized fuel....
The owners of MT Princess Empress--the vessel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and triggered an oil spill--ought to be held accountable for the unmitigated environmental disaster. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Thus, said Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who noted that...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) partnered with a British company specializing in managing oil spill to boost its capabilities in responding to incidents at sea that require such proficiency. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG commandant, and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)...
It will be distressing in consumers’ pockets to pass through gasoline stations to fill up their vehicles this week as the price of diesel will rise byP1.05 per liter, while gasoline prices will also climb by P0.90 per liter, as announced by oil companies. Conversely for kerosene, which is a base...
Consumers will have lighter financial burden this week as the price of diesel product will be on a hefty rollback of P3.00 per liter, while gasoline will also be reduced by P2.10 per liter. For kerosene, which is the base for aviation fuel and also an essential commodity for other industries and...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union member states, the Group of Seven industrialized countries and Australia said Friday that they have reached an agreement on price caps for Russian petroleum products. The move is the latest part of an international push to limit Russian President Vladimir Putin's...
WALA LANG OIL ON OAK Adoration of the Kings, Jan Gossaert (National Gallery of Art, London) The Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem bringing to the Child Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Everyone knows gold but frankincense and myrrh? Used in religious ceremonies, they came from faraway...
As if the haywire prices of basic commodities are not enough, consumers will still need to squeeze blood from stone on their household budgets as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is anticipated to surge by roughly P8.00 to P9.00 per kilogram (kg) or P88-P99 aggregate increase for the...
BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya – A 31 year-old housewife yielded 120 milliliters of marijuana oil valued at P7,200 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Banggot here on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency identified suspect as Annie Innad of Barangay Macalong, Kasibu. Innad...
The names of alleged big-time oil smugglers were revealed on Thursday, January 19 during a Senate consultation meeting called by Senator Raffy Tulfo with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the controversial fuel marking program. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate energy...
Motorists using gasoline will need to earmark higher budget this week for their vehicle refueling, while diesel is slightly lower. In pricing notices sent to the media, oil companies stated that the price of gasoline will climb by P0.95 per liter while diesel prices at the pumps will increase by...
