Motorists using gasoline gasoline fuel will need to beef up their budget as the price of this commodity is expected to rise by P1.35 to P1.65 per liter, based on the calculation by oil companies. For diesel products, the estimated price hike will be leaner at P0.30 to P0.60 per liter, while ...
Big-time oil price hike across products await motorists next week, based on advisories by oil companies. Based on the calculation of the industry players, the price of gasoline will rise by as much as P1.90 to P2.30 per liter; while diesel prices will also climb by P1.95 to P2.35 per liter. For...
Clean-up operations were being conducted in the vicinity waters of San Ricardo, Southern Leyte after an oil spill was spotted there, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday, July 10. *(Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) * The oil spill was sighted at the port in Barangay Benit, San Ricardo...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard is investigating two vessels to determine the cause of an oil spill in San Ricardo, Southern Leyte last week. Coast Guard Southern Leyte Station commander Lt. Commander Donna Liza Duran disclosed that they took samples from the oil that spilled into the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that it is now prioritizing the recovery and rehabilitation of communities affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of M/T Princess Empress in February now that oil spill removal operations have been completed. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo) *...
Motorists will gain financial relief at the pumps this week as the price of gasoline and diesel products will be on rollback by P0.70 per liter, based on the pricing adjustment advisories of the oil companies. For kerosene products, the industry players similarly announced price cuts of P0.85 per...
Consumers will have a bit of luck in the days ahead as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices will be on rollback by P3.70 to P3.73 per kilogram (kg) this July, while prices at the domestic pumps will likewise be on downtrend by Tuesday (July 4), based on the calculation of the industry players. For...
An expert and "Balik Scientist" from the Department of Science and Technology has recommended the reduction of the area of the fish ban from the current 15 kilometers radius to 5 kilometers in Oriental Mindoro. This was according to Dr. Hernando P. Bacosa, a National Research Council of the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have provided a total of P740,000 to some 37 families that have been affected by the oil spill in in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro. Naujan, Oriental Mindoro residents receive financial assistance...
Nearly four months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, the removal of oil from its cargoes has finally been completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 17, although monitoring is still being conducted due...
The siphoning operations of the remaining oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro is expected to be completed on June 19, a Coast Guard official said. Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos Twitter) “Hopefully we can beat the target or we can beat the deadline by June 19...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual is confident that the recent announcement of Saudi Arabia that it would cut down on oil production would not necessarily lead to an increase in the prices of basic commodities in the country. Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (RTVM...
