The water samples collected from the ship MV Sarangani, which was caught allegedly discharging wastewater while docked near the Manila Bay on April 25, had no presence of oil content and harmful substance based on initial laboratory results, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, May 3....
Filipino motorists will need to cough up additional amounts in their fuel budgets as the price of diesel and kerosene products will increase by P0.35 per liter this week, based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies. The price of gasoline, which is the other commodity in the weekly price...
Households can breathe easy on their cooking fuel budgets this month as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be on a rollback of P3.20 per kilogram or an aggregate P35.20 for the standard 11-kg cylinder patronized by most residential users. As of press time, the LPG industry players that...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is pushing for the distribution of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in hospitals outside the National Capital Region plus (NCR plus) as supplemental treatment for the coronavirus disease. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) Nograles has started to hold...
Owners of the sunken MV Racal IV will take full responsibility for the oil spill in Misamis Oriental, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured on Monday, April 26. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao)...
Oil companies have advised of higher prices this week at the scale of P0.45 per liter for gasoline; and P0.35 per liter for diesel products as advised by the oil companies. Another commodity that will have a price hike of P0.65 per liter this week is kerosene, which is an essential fuel used in...
Filipino consumers will need to beef up their fuel budgets as prices at domestic pumps could slightly rise again next week based on the calculations of oil industry players. For gasoline products, the estimates would be an increase of P0.40 to P0.50 per liter while diesel by a marginal P0.25 to...
As global oil prices swung to new highs last week, price increases at Philippine pumps are anticipated again next week. Based on the calculation of the oil companies, the highest increase for kerosene products could be P0.85 to P0.90 per liter. This commodity is largely regarded as a base for...
With the easing of quarantine protocols this week, Filipino motorists can benefit from the marginal rollback in pump prices implemented by the oil companies at the scale of P0.25 per liter for gasoline, and P0.10 per liter for kerosene products....
The effects of virgin coconut oil among suspect and probable cases Over a year into this pandemic and the world is nowhere near the end of this virulent virus despite the emergence of vaccines and medications. COVID-19 can produce an excessive immune reaction in the infected individual. The...
Gasoline prices at petroleum pumps will increase by P0.65 per liter this week; while diesel and kerosene prices will marginally go up by P0.05 per liter, based on the pricing notices sent by the oil companies. But for industry player Cleanfuel, the upward adjustment it implemented this week was...
Filipino households can enjoy budget cuts in their cooking fuel this April as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been cut by P3.30 per kilogram (kg), inclusive of value added tax (VAT), or an aggregate P36.30 reduction for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder....
