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Pump, LPG gas prices
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For the sixth straight week, consumers
were greeted with higher pump and
cooking gas prices during the weekend. Petron Corp.,
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Chevron Philippines Inc. (formerly
Caltex) and Total Philippines Corp. increased the price of their
diesel, gasoline and kerosene products by P1.50 per liter—higher
than the usual P.50 hike implemented during recent weeks.
In lieu of the increase,
prevailing domestic price for diesel will now range from P44.30 to
P46.97 per liter. Unleaded gasoline is pegged at P51.53 to P54.07
per liter, while kerosene is at P48.65 to P52.30 per liter.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Filipinos needs t0
earn more to stay
Above poverty line amid unstoppable soaring prices
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MANILA: A Filipino family of five
members needs an income of P10,000 ($227) a month to survive in
Metro Manila due to soaring prices of fuel and other commodities,...
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Bishop slams
government’s plan on Meralco takeover
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A RANKING Catholic Church
official on Saturday slammed the government’s plan of taking over
operational control of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the
country’s largest utility.
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Young Filipinos
want to stop smoking
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MORE and more Filipino youths are
now attempting to stop smoking cigarettes, a 2007 Global Youth
Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in the Philippines revealed
Saturday.
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Chalk allowance
first before powerpoints, says Escudero
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A Malacañang think-tank’s
proposal that encourages teachers to use powerpoint presentations
rather than the conventional chalk and blackboard for a more
effective method...
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Passing of CARP
extension law urged
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Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP) extension, particularly of its Land Acquisition and
Distribution (LAD) which is set to expire on June 15, has been
sought by government agencies and farmers alike on Saturday.
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World Health Body
fetes Japanese
boy for Leading no-smoking drive
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MANILA: As a 10-year-old boy,
Japanese Yuhta Ohishi learned that he had developed severe asthma
due to inhaled second-hand smoke from his neighborhood.
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Telecom companies
told to lower rates
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Telecommunication companies (telcos)
were again asked to lower the cost of the their services “at least
during these difficult times.”
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Advertisers ask
govt to pass billboard safety law
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A comprehensive law that will
govern the billboard advertising industry has been sought by one of
the country’s biggest organizations of outdoor advertisers on
Tuesday.
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