Reduction can result in the lowering of diesel prices
by P1 per liter
By Euan Paulo C. Añonuevo Reporter
Consumers can expect a reduction
in diesel prices next month after world oil prices breached the
government’s set trigger points for reducing import tariffs.
On the sidelines of a briefing at
the National Press Club yesterday, Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes
said that the government will be lowering its oil import tariff by 2
percent, which in turn will redound to a P1-per-liter reduction in
diesel prices by February.
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago,
chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said
Wednesday that the Japanese ambassador had already accepted in
principle her explanation that Senate concurrence...
THE National Press Club of the
Philippines (NPC) formally questioned the advisory issued by Justice
Secretary Raul Gonzalez which threatened to file criminal charges
against mediamen who obstruct police...
A local project that promotes a
healthy and fair environment for children has caught the attention
of child rights advocates and donor agencies in the Philippines and
elsewhere.
Malacañang said former
Representative Jose Villarosa is undergoing treatment at the Makati
Medical Center and was allowed to go out by prison officials.
The Department of Education has
created a task force that will look into reported irregularities in
the distribution of rice under the government’s Food for School
Program, which aims to mitigate hunger among school children.
THE Department of Agriculture is
targetting 10 percent of the $73-billion global cutflower market,
which is worth about $7 billion. The country’s present share is
less than 1 percent.
The family of a Filipina hotel
worker killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan urged diplomats on
Wednesday to quickly repatriate the remains to her impoverished
mountain hamlet in Sagada.
WHO will be the next chairman of
the powerful Commission on Elections (Comelec)? Will President
Gloria Arroyo extend the term of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) Chief of Staff?
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO)
on Wednesday ordered the apprehension of all drivers whose vehicles
are using the “Binay 2010” commemorative plates.
GMA Network Inc. on Wednesday
disclosed an AGB Nielsen data report showing rival ABS-CBN
Broadcasting Corp. also contacted metered homes during their
promotional activities in Visayas and Mindanao.
THE Presidential Commission on
the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFACom) on Wednesday disclosed that
the country has extended its Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA)
with the US for five more years,...
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