Fuel prices seen to increase anew

Meg Adonis 09/17/2023

Pump prices of petroleum products are expected to increase for the 11th consecutive week on Tuesday, with local oil companies estimating prices to climb by more than P2 per liter. Industry sources on Saturday said that based…

Oil firms raise prices of petroleum products by up to P3.50/liter

Meg Adonis 07/31/2023

Motorists will have to tighten spending this week after local oil firms announced hefty increases in the pump prices of petroleum products by as much as P3.50 per liter effective on Tuesday, Aug. 1. In separate advisories,…

Oil firms to roll back fuel prices on June 6

Meg Adonis 06/05/2023

Motorists will finally get a reprieve from the recent price increases in petroleum products, after local oil firms announced rollbacks by as much as 60 centavos per liter, effective Tuesday, June 6, 2023. In separate advisories, oil…

Fuel prices increase by up to P1.40 per liter effective May 16

Meg Adonis 05/15/2023

MANILA  – The four-week streak of fuel price rollbacks will end Tuesday, May 16, as local oil companies announced price increases of up to P1.40 per liter. In separate advisories, oil firms said they would hike pump…

Fuel prices to increase by up to P1.50/liter on March 7

Daphne Galvez, Meg Adonis 03/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines  -Local oil companies will raise their pump prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, by as much as P1.50 per liter. In separate advisories, the oil firms announced their price adjustment…

Unicef points out effects of missing in-person classes on Filipino kids

Ben O. de Vera, Meg Adonis 08/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is among only five countries in the world that have not resumed in-person classes since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last year, and the prolonged closure has infringed on the right to…

Enrollment in public schools starts Aug. 16

Meg Adonis 08/09/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Enrollment in public schools in the country will begin on Aug. 16 and end on Sept. 13, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Saturday, clarifying that the conduct of in-person classes was still…

Duterte gets failing mark from teachers

Meg Adonis 07/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers on Tuesday gave President Rodrigo Duterte a failing mark for his “consistently poor performance” in fulfilling his commitment to the education sector five years into his presidency, saying the state of education in…

House OKs bill to address taxes for private schools

Meg Adonis, Nestor Corrales 06/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The House ways and means committee on Monday approved in principle a substitute bill that would define the tax rates for proprietary schools to allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on…

Fire-damaged PGH calls for donations

Meg Adonis 05/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The state-owned Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Sunday called for emergency donations after a fire damaged its pay hospital building. In a Facebook post, the PGH administration appealed for food and nonfood donations for…

Smartmatic bags P 403-M Comelec contract for 2022 elections

Dona Pazzibungan, Meg Adonis 05/12/2021

Smartmatic will remain the country’s automated elections system provider for the May 9, 2022, general elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced it has awarded to the joint venture of Smartmatic USA Corp. and local partner SMMT-TMI…

DepEd: No definite date YET for school ‍opening

Mariejo Ramos, Meg Adonis 05/01/2021

The Department of Education’s (DepEd) announced plan to open the next school year on Aug. 23 is just one of the options officials will be proposing to President Duterte who will have the final say on the…

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