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Manila: Oil firms have announced upcoming price adjustments beginning Tuesday, July 29, with certain storm-affected areas exempted from these changes. The price modifications include an increase in diesel and kerosene costs, though some regions will not experience these hikes due to recent severe weather conditions. According to Philippines News Agency, Seaoil and Jetti released separate advisories detailing the price adjustments. Diesel products will see a price increase of PHP0.60 per liter starting at 6 a.m., although diesel prices will be decreased by PHP0.10 per liter in certain regions. Jetti explained that these adjustments are a response to fluctuations in the

Paoay: Seven houses, including a carinderia, and a gasoline station were either damaged or destroyed by a tornado in Barangay Nagbacalan, Paoay, Ilocos Norte at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Paoay Mayor Shiella Galano, along with the municipal disaster risk reduction and management council and other volunteers, immediately proceeded to the site to check the situation. Fortunately, no one was hurt during the incident. According to Philippines News Agency, the local chief executive assured that Paoay’s local government would extend assistance to those affected. “We are thankful that no one was hurt during the incident. While assessment of damage is

La union: Typhoon Emong has caused initial damage worth over PHP163 million in La Union, according to the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) report on Sunday. In its 2 p.m. report, RDANA said Emong has left PHP60.7 million in agricultural damage, PHP86,900 in livestock losses, and PHP102.8 million in infrastructure. According to Philippines News Agency, a total of 14,131 families or 49,154 individuals across 173 barangays have been affected. At least 335 houses were partially damaged and 25 were totally destroyed. While most floodwaters have receded, parts of Rimos in Luna town remain submerged. The towns of Sudipen,

Manila: Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino called Carlo Biado “a gem in world pool” for winning the 2025 World Pool 9-Ball Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. According to Philippines News Agency, Biado dethroned Russian-American Fedor Gorst, 15-13, in the final of the event — the crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour– held at the iconic Green Halls. Tolentino expressed his admiration for Biado, saying, “This is another great reason to rejoice and celebrate — Carlo Biado winning in Jeddah and becoming the only player in the world to emerge 9-ball champion twice. Long live

Makati city: Tennielle Madis and Stefi Marithe Aludo of the Philippine Tennis Academy captured their second doubles title in the two-leg PHINMA-ITF Junior Championships, which concluded Sunday at the Manila Polo Club shell court. According to Philippines News Agency, the second-ranked Filipinos scored a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 2 pair Yesung Choo of Korea and Yu-Ning Tsai of Chinese Taipei. They had previously won the first leg by beating Tsai and Chinese Yuhan Chen, 6-2, 7-5, last week. Madis and Aludo now have six titles to their names, with previous victories in Manila, China, Thailand, and Sri Lanka last