Financial strain on consumers’ pockets will ease a bit next week, as the anticipated oil price hikes ended up at lower amounts, based on the outcome of end-week trading in the regional market. According to the oil companies, the estimated increase for gasoline products will be at P0.25 to P0.65...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it continues to closely monitor the effects of the Bataan oil spill on local communities and is prepared to provide additional assistance if needed. Regional Director Venus Rebuldela from the DSWD-Field Office 3 (Central Luzon) reported...
File photo of mussels in Bacoor (Photo from Bacoor City Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Fisherfolk in the province’s coastal areas can now harvest and sell mussels, clams, and other seafood, following weeks of shellfish ban due to the...
Wildly gyrating oil prices will find their way back to increases at the pumps next week, based on the preliminary estimates of the oil companies. As crunched by the industry players, the price of gasoline products will likely rise by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter; while diesel prices will incur moderate...
President Marcos extended cash assistance to oil spill-affected Caviteño fisherfolk in a turnover ceremony in Gen. Trias City on Aug. 28 (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – President Marcos extended cash assistance to Caviteño fisherfolk affected by the oil spill off Limay, Bataan,...
Fisherfolk, who were affected by the massive oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova in Bataan, were assured of just compensation after taking the hit from the oil spill that halted their livelihood. Fisherfolk, affected communities, and environmental groups marched to the Philippine...
Filipino workers may still grudgingly drive back to work after a long weekend break, but that mood may still shift as their financial burden at the oil pumps takes a favorable turn with diesel prices going down by P1.90 per liter; and gasoline prices by P1.15 per liter. Additionally, for kerosene...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Sindangan fires water to disperse the oil sheen that occurred at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan amid the siphoning operations on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photo: PCG) A total of 300,000 liters of oily waste have been collected from sunken...
The return of consumers from a long weekend drive could bring rush of excitement as oil prices are anticipated to be on hefty rollback by Tuesday, Aug. 27, to the tune of more than P1 per liter for some commodities, based on the preliminary estimates of the oil companies. As reckoned on the outcome...
(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...
