Day: December 1, 2025

Manila: Fuel prices will move in different directions on Tuesday due to recent developments in the international market. In an advisory on Monday, Seaoil announced that it will increase the price of gasoline by PHP0.20 per liter, while reducing the prices of diesel by PHP2.90 per liter and kerosene by PHP3.20 per liter, effective 6 a.m. According to Philippines News Agency, the increase in gasoline prices reverses last week’s PHP0.20-per-liter rollback. Diesel and kerosene prices also saw a shift in direction, following last week’s increases of PHP0.60 per liter and PHP1.30 per liter, respectively. Last week, an official of another

Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to persons living with HIV (PLHIV) through an expanded outpatient care package that offers higher financial coverage and strengthened confidentiality safeguards. According to Philippines News Agency, in observance of World AIDS Day, carrying the theme ‘Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,’ PhilHealth highlighted improvements in its Outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment (OHAT) Package and continued awareness efforts under its Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP). The enhanced OHAT Package now provides an annual benefit of PHP58,500, a 95-percent increase from the previous PHP30,000. The package covers antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all

Palapag: The local government unit of Palapag, Northern Samar has strongly condemned extortion and use of banned explosives by the New People’s Army (NPA) as confirmed in recent clashes between government forces and rebels. According to Philippines News Agency, the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) stated this on Monday after the Philippine Army’s 78th Infantry Battalion encountered NPA remnants in hideouts rigged with banned anti-personnel mines. The military found this during clashes on Nov. 29, 2025, in the mountainous area of Nipa village in Palapag town, where a rebel was killed, and five high-powered firearms

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has filed an ‘extraordinary’ request for presidential clemency, asking President Isaac Herzog to halt his ongoing corruption trial, the President’s Office announced on Sunday. The move follows a controversial letter from former US President Donald Trump urging Herzog to pardon Netanyahu. According to Philippines News Agency, the 111-page submission includes a letter personally signed by Netanyahu and another from his lawyer, Amit Hadad, who argued that the trial undermines the prime minister’s ability to govern during a critical period for Israel. Hadad emphasized that granting the request would enable Netanyahu to focus fully on

Camalig: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol is extending support to the survivors and families impacted by a recent fatal collision involving a van and a truck in Camalig, Albay. The tragic road accident claimed the lives of 11 passengers, with only one survivor. According to Philippines News Agency, DSWD Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio is coordinating with relevant agencies and has dispatched Crisis Intervention Section teams to Albay and Iriga City. These teams are actively engaged in conducting home visits, performing hospital assessments, and maintaining continuous communication to aid families during the assistance process. During