Health group calls for 6.5% annual alcohol price hike to cut consumption

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 07/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of health advocates and civil society organizations on Tuesday called for a 6.5% annual increase in the price of alcoholic beverages. This measure aims to curb consumption among Filipinos, particularly the youth.…

Farmers’ group: Rice tariff law results to P44B in economic losses

Russel Loreto 05/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A farmers’ group wants to get rid of the rice tariffication law or Republic Act No. 11203. They don’t think the changes proposed by the House of Representatives will fix the problem of expensive rice.…

Oil price hike: Gasoline up by P2.20/liter, diesel by P1.40

Jordeene B. Lagare 03/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Oil companies will raise fuel prices starting Tuesday, March 26. Gasoline will go up by P2.20 per liter, while diesel and kerosene will increase by P1.40 and P1.30 per liter, respectively. Pilipinas Shell and…

LPG price up by P73.15 per 11-kg cylinder starting Friday

Meg J. Adonis 09/01/2023

MANILA -The price of liquefied petroleum gas or LPG will rise for the second month in a row by as much as P6.65 per kilogram on Friday, Sept. 1, according to local oil companies. In an advisory…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Fuel prices increased by up to P1.40 per liter effective May 16

05/16/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, May 16. Fuel prices increased by up to P1.40 per liter effective May 16 The…

Cebuanos who find comfort living inside cemeteries

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cemeteries are a place where we lay to rest the remains of our loved ones. But for some places, like here in Barangay Carreta in Cebu City, this is also a place for…

Unioil projects diesel to go up by P8 per liter, gasoline by P3 per liter

Catherine Gonzales 03/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Unioil is projecting another round of increases in the prices of diesel and gasoline by next week. In an advisory on Saturday, Unioil said the prices of diesel may go up by P8 to…

Mandaue Veterinary Office releases SRP of chicken, pork meat

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/16/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Veterinary Office (MCVO) has observed an unstable or unpredictable change in the prices of meat at the Mandaue City Public Market. As oil prices continue to rise, it did not just affect…

PISTON-Cebu, other transport groups protest series of oil price hikes

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/08/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON)-Cebu Chapter and Panaghugpong Kadamay Cebu, on Tuesday, March 8, staged a protest beside a gasoline station in Barangay Paknaan Mandaue City, to object…

LPG, Auto LPG to increase P7.95 per kilogram, P4.44 per liter starting March 1

Zacarian Sarao 03/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are set to increase on March 1, reflecting movements in the international market. Petron Corp. said in an advisory said that it will adjust the prices of LPG…

Oil companies to implement rollback on Monday

Zena Magto 10/21/2018

Oil companies are set to implement a rollback in the prices of gasoline at 6 a.m. on Monday (October 22). Gasoline prices will be reduced by P1.60 to P1.90 per liter, and P0.90 to P1 per liter…

Transport group pushes for P2 fare increase

Jessa Sotto 10/18/2018

Transport group staged a protest asking for an increase of P2 minimum fare for tricycle drivers plying in Mandaue City on Thursday. Greg Perez, coordinator of Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) Cebu…

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