From around 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, there remain 120,000 to 240,000 liters in the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has revealed, as oil siphoning finally began to safely extract the chemical substance deep down the waters of Oriental...
Consumers will have mixed emotions on their drive to petroleum pumps this week, as gasoline users will have their pockets squeezed by a relatively hefty spike; while diesel prices would be unchanged. The industry players announced that gasoline prices will rise by P1.10 per liter as had been...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said it might take 30 more days before the government can finish the last phase of the cleaning operations on the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo: Bongbong Marcos/Twitter)* Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
Motorists using gasoline products in their vehicles will have to brace for heavier financial burden next week, as the price of this commodity is anticipated to rise by more than P1.00 per liter, based on the initial estimate of the oil companies. According to industry players, gasoline prices will...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a response team to contain the oil spill that was detected in two municipalities in Batangas on Tuesday morning, May 23. (PCG) The oil spill was spotted in Brgy. 4 in Calatagan and in Brgy. Klamias in Mabini, said Capt. Vic Acosta, commander of PCG Station...
The drive of consumers to petroleum pumps this week will take a little pinch on their pockets, as the price of gasoline products will rise by P0.80 per liter and diesel will go up by P0.60 per liter. For vital industries as well as households that have been leaning on kerosene products, they will...
Two tugboats have been deployed in Oriental Mindoro to contain the oil sheens that were again monitored in the municipal waters of Naujan nearly three months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and sparked a massive oil spill, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. (Photo: PCG) The PCG...
There will be mixed price adjustments at the domestic pumps by Tuesday, May 23, but cost swings are expected to be relatively marginal, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to industry players, the price of gasoline will rise by P0.60 to P0.90 per liter; while diesel prices will...
CocoFlexSorb, a bio-based polyurethane foam from the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) is slated to become an innovative addition to the country's oil response. DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. holds up a crude oil-soaked CocoFlexSorb – a foam technology...
It will be a distressing drive to petroleum pumps this week as the price of diesel products will rise by P1.40 per liter; while gasoline prices will have relatively marginal increase of P0.35 per liter, as announced by the oil companies. Additionally, the industry players sent notices that the price...
Motorists will feel the pinch on their wallets anew as fuel commodity prices take a reverse course for uptrends next week, based on calculation by oil companies. According to the industry players, diesel prices will have a relatively significant increase of P1.25 to P1.55 per liter, while gasoline...
Families affected by an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro in February have received P430 million in humanitarian aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to the report of the DSWD-Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), as of May 11, humanitarian assistance has...
