Category: General

MANILA – Oil firms will increase pump prices starting Tuesday. In separate advisories on Monday, Seaoil, Caltex, and Shell will raise diesel and kerosene prices by PHP0.50 per liter. They will also increase gasoline prices by PHP0.20 per liter. Petro Gazz and Cleanfuel will also raise diesel prices by PHP0.50 per liter and gasoline by PHP0.20 per liter. Last week, oil firms slashed gasoline prices by 50 centavos per liter, diesel by 70 centavos per liter, and kerosene by 85 centavos per liter. Latest data from the Department of Energy showed that as of Oct. 15 this year, oil companies

MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has deployed its transportation resources for disaster relief efforts in Bicol, one of the regions hit hardest by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). Three PHLPost trucks, loaded with essential supplies to assist the affected communities, were dispatched Sunday. ‘Two trucks carried 720 shelter tarpaulins (360 per truck), while a third truck was stocked with 3,500 hygiene kits. With an estimated total load of 60 tons, these deliveries are a crucial component of ongoing relief operations,’ PHLPost said in a news release on Monday. Postmaster General and CEO Luis Carlos said PHLPost

MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday stressed that the peace and order situation in the Philippines’ is not only stable but has also dramatically improved’ under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla issued the statement in response to former president Rodrigo R. Duterte’s ‘alarming assertion’ about the alleged rise of drug-related crimes in the country. Remulla refuted the former president’s claims that the end of the previous administration’s war on drugs in mid-2022 allowed criminal elements to resurface. He said such assertions, made during a Senate hearing on the previous

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies are prepared for the expected influx of travelers for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2. In a Palace press briefing Monday, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said transport agencies have made all necessary preparations in anticipation of the increased volume of passengers at airports, seaports and bus terminals. ‘Every year, we have this Oplan Biyaheng Ayos (safe trip) para sa ating mga mananakay. So, ready tayo. Katulong din natin diyan ang Philippine Coast Guard (Every year we have those Oplan Biyaheng

MANILA – The Senate will scrutinize flood control programs in the proposed 2025 national budget given the recent devastating floods caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), Senate President Francis Escudero said on Monday. Escudero said that theoretically, rising seas and higher flood waters must lead to rising appropriations, and a higher budget for climate adaptation. “Kaya ang budget ng Pilipinas ay (That’s why the budget of the Philippines is) unique. Disaster is becoming a de facto macroeconomic assumption. That is a given in the world’s most calamity-prone nation,’ he said in a news release. The 2023 budget