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Published June 28, 2021 11:36am Updated June 28, 2021 6:11pm Prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene will go up on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, some fuel companies announced. Motorists will again have to pay more for petroleum products this week, as oil firms announced another round of hikes to mark the sixth consecutive week of increases for gasoline, eleventh for diesel, and fifth for kerosene. In separate advisories, Chevron Philippines Inc. (Caltex), Flying V, Petron Corp., Pilipinas Shel...

The Bureau of Customs reported Sunday it has seized P38 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

Published June 7, 2021 11:16am Overseas Filipino workers headed to Singapore are not required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they are allowed entry, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. According to Labor Attaché in Singapore Saul De Vries, the Singaporean government is currently implementing strict quarantine protocols but vaccination is not included. "It is not a condition for OFWs to be inoculated before departing for their jobs. However, the Singapore governme...

Published June 6, 2021 9:01pm Oral antiviral drug molnupiravir entered its third phase of clinical trials as a possible treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 at the Lung Center of the Philippines. Developed by Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP and Merck & Co., the drug could be taken as an oral pill by patients who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms and test positive for the disease. At present, two patients are undergoing the trial at the Lung Center of the Philippines, which seeks more volunteers...

The Bureau of Customs seized some P4 million worth of cigarettes declared as paper hand towels, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) port bound for Australia.

Pump prices of petroleum products will be hiked anew on Tuesday, marking the second straight week for gasoline and seventh for diesel.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Monday afternoon  lifted the red alert on the Luzon grid and has now placed it on yellow alert for the next few hours.

Published May 16, 2021 5:31pm The SSS said 11,088 online transactions for funeral benefit claims were recorded in January to March, up from the 9,762 transactions recorded in July to December 2020. Online funeral benefit claims surged by 13.6% in the first three months of the year, state-run Social Security System (SSS) revealed Sunday. The SSS said 11,088 online transactions for funeral benefit claims were recorded in January to March, up from the 9,762 transactions recorded in July to Dec...

DOLE to stop accepting applications for P5,000 assistance for tourism workers Published May 10, 2021 2:30pm The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will stop accepting applications for the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for the tourism sector, as the number of target beneficiaries has been reached. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the department will no longer accept online applications for the P5,000 financial assistance for the tourism sector under CAMP starti...

Published May 10, 2021 5:51pm Data released by the central bank showed that the FDI net inflows fell 2.2% to $608 million in February from $621 million the same month last year. Foreign direct investments (FDI) net inflows retreated in February as overseas investors put in less money into the local equities market, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Monday. Data released by the central bank showed that the FDI net inflows fell 2.2% to $608 million in February from $621 million t...