Day: October 7, 2024

Hike in kerosene, diesel prices set Oct. 8

Manila: Oil firms will increase prices of diesel and kerosene while there will be no adjustment for gasoline prices this week.

This will be the second straight week that local oil players increased pump prices.

On Monday, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, P…

DBCC likely to meet soon to review growth target

Manila: Economic managers will meet soon to possibly revise upwards the growth target for the year following the better-than-expected inflation data last month.

Headline inflation eased to a four-year low of 1.9 percent in September.

“We’re very hap…

PBBM party forms alliance with UBJP for Maguindanao local posts

DAVAO CITY – The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) has formed an alliance with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) for local positions in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte in preparation for the upcoming midterm elections.

During…

DA adds Lipa, more villages in Batangas ASF vaccination

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday that it expanded the government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) in Batangas province to include more villages in Lobo town and Lipa City.

In an ambush interview, DA Assis…

Cardinals eye fourth straight win

Manila: Mapua University and College of Saint Benilde will try to stay on top when they face separate rivals in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday.

The C…

Senator wants local school boards to have access to SEF

Manila: Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing a measure that seeks to enable local school boards to use the Special Education Funds (SEF) for worthy educational initiatives, such as training programs, payment of allowances, and purchase of school equipme…