Following global price acceleration nearing the $80 per barrel mark, Filipinos will have to brace for hefty pump price hikes next week that are inching close to P2.00 per liter. Based on oil firms' calculation, gasoline prices will increase by P1.45 to P1.55 per liter while diesel prices will climb...
Listed firm Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. further expanded its market share to 8.3 percent in the first half this year from a leaner 7.1 percent last year, securing its stature as the third biggest player in the deregulated downstream oil industry in the country. Phoenix Petroleum Logo Citing...
The country will soon reduce its dependence on imported oil and other petroleum products as the Department of Energy (DOE) sought to establish the Philippine Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program (PSRP). AFP/File photo/MANILA BULLETIN DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi, in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 22,...
Motorists filling up their vehicles with diesel products will feel the brunt of pump cost adjustments to a greater degree this week, as the price of this commodity will rise by P0.95 per liter, according to the price adjustment notices sent by the oil companies. oil pumps photo The price of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday, Sept. 6, said it will release this month the results of its study on virgin coconut oil (VCO) and lagundi as potential treatments for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Department of Science and Technology Dr. Jaime Montoya,...
WASHINGTON, United States – Workers have deployed containment booms and skimmer devices as they attempt to contain a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discovered after Hurricane Ida roared through the area, the US Coast Guard said Sunday. Satellite image (top) taken Sept. 2 via Planet...
The government of Brunei is again seeking an exemption from the Philippines' existing deployment cap on healthcare workers due to the current demand of medical frontliners there amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested P8.4 million to determine the safety and efficacy of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and to evaluate its beneficial effects for probable COVID-19 patients who are quarantined in...
Mint (Mentha) can be easily grown from seeds or cuttings in small places. This herb does not need transplanting and can be grown indoors. Image by silviarita from Pixabay. Apart from the culinary and medicinal uses that it is known for, mint also has several household purposes. Here are some...
Consumers can benefit from slight reduction in pump prices this week, with diesel prices getting trimmed by P0.30 per liter; and kerosene had been down by P0.40 per liter. 26574 There was also expectation of at least P0.20 to P0.25 per liter rollback in gasoline prices, but that was wiped out by...
Relief in consumers’ pockets will continue next week as the oil companies have calculated slight rollback in oil prices to be passed on at the pumps. 26204 Based on estimates, the price of gasoline will be reduced by P0.20 to P0.30 per liter; diesel by P0.35 to P0.45 per liter; while kerosene...
As Filipinos scramble for their last-minute errands prior to strict pandemic lockdown, consumers’ pockets will be ripped anew with higher budgets this week as gasoline prices will go up by P1.05 per liter, as announced by the oil companies. Additionally, the price of diesel will increase by P0.80...
