TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte provincial government has unveiled the QGas application, a digital system designed to monitor and compare fuel prices across gasoline stations to provide motorists with real-time and reliable data. The local government presented the application to municipal...
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) increased the passenger fuel surcharge to a record level as global jet fuel prices continue to surge, a move that is set to make air travel more expensive for the remainder of the month. In an advisory dated April 13 but released on Wednesday, April 22, the CAB...
For the first seven games of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup, Rain or Shine is looking nothing but unstoppable — from its franchise-best win streak to breaking and setting scoring and three-point shooting records. That was the case until they met the Phoenix Fuel Masters. The Charles...
Two streaks have finally ended — one a misery, the other a hot run. Macau finally scored its breakthrough win after routing Titan Ultra while Phoenix doused the fiery win streak of Rain or Shine in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, April 21. The Black...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, April 21 expressed support to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) move to mandate fuel price adjustments, calling it a far better move than leaving the price modifications to the oil firms. Lacson pointed this out saying such...
Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte has echoed the call of the House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council to suspend for two months the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. Villafuerte, chairman of the House Committee on Information and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for suspension of excise tax on diesel, arguing that it is the "fuel for the masses." While President Marcos already suspended excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene, Gatchalian wanted to expand scope of such suspension on oil products to...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is looking for the driver of a white Toyota Vios who allegedly sped away from a gasoline station in Barangay Payatas early Monday, April 20, without paying for ₱1,500 worth of fuel. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the incident...
SANTA MARIA, BULACAN — It was a festive atmosphere inside the gymnasium of Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School in Barangay Guyong as 7,102 members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) lined up to receive P5,000 cash aid each from the Department of Social Welfare...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
Focus now turns to securing a twice-to-beat advantage for Rain or Shine as it continues to stake its pristine record this time against Phoenix in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, April 21. The Elasto Painters remain the hottest team in the league with a...
Who says energy regulators can 't crack down on unjustified fuel price hikes under the deregulated regime? House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan insisted on Sunday, April 19 that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) retain...
