As global oil prices inched higher to $73 per barrel at end of trading week, Filipino consumers will be squeezed further next week with domestic pump prices expected for heftier increases. Based on the calculation by oil companies, gasoline prices could climb P0.70 to P0.80 per liter; while diesel...
A total of 35 individuals have been qualified to undergo the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) “randomized double-blind controlled intervention trial” on virgin coconut oil (VCO) in Valenzuela City. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is continuously conducting water sampling to assess the environmental damage of the fire that engulfed a cargo vessel in Delpan Bridge, Tondo, Manila. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the water sampling is to determine and prevent the possible oil spill...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted water sampling on Sunday, June 13, to determine the extent of the damage of the fire that engulfed a cargo vessel near Delpan Bridge in Tondo, Manila. PCG personnel laid absorbent pads to cover the thick “oil sheens” and oil spill blooms and prevent a...
The Philippine Institute of Petroleum (PIP), an organization of of major oil industry players, are throwing support to the decision of the Department of Energy (DOE) to review the technical and safety policies for small retail outlets that are serving marginalized areas, primarily the market...
Filipino motorists will need to cough up higher budget for their fuel consumption again next week as prices are anticipated to rise at the pumps. Oil companies said that diesel products could rise a heftier P0.55 to P0.65 per liter; while gasoline prices by a marginal upward adjustment of P0.10 to...
It’s another punishing week in the pockets of motorists as gasoline prices will rise by P0.80 per liter; while the cost of diesel will be hiked by P0.40 per liter, based on pricing advisories sent to the Department of Energy and the media. Kerosene, which is another commodity in the weekly...
Filipino motorists will need to tighten their financial belts further, as pump prices are anticipated to go up again next week, according to oil companies. Based on initial computation, oil firms said the price of gasoline could increase by P0.60 to P0.70 per liter; diesel prices by P0.35 to P0.45...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) – Iraq's president said Sunday $150 billion from oil had been smuggled out of the country since Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003, as he introduced a law to fight endemic corruption. President Barham Saleh presented a draft law to parliament to fight corruption, recover stolen...
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) has long been considered as nature’s miracle medicine for its numerous benefits and healing properties. (Photo from Pixabay) Now, VCO is once again in the spotlight as it can be utilized to avoid “further transmission of the virus” and as a “viable and affordable...
Gasoline prices are being rolled back by P0.20 per liter this week, lower than the P0.40 per liter earlier calculation based on the movement of the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) last week. The price of diesel, on the other hand, increased by P0.20 per liter, based on the price adjustment notices...
With the Covid-induced demand crash last year, the country’s aggregate oil import bill slowed down by a significant 46.2 percent to $6.371 billion from a comparatively whopping $11.838 billion in 2019. The Department of Energy’s Oil Industry Management Bureau (DOE-OIMB)...
