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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 Shell Petroleum Corp. and Seaoil Philippines Inc. said they will hike prices per liter of gasoline by P1...

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 government require them to undergo a 21-day institutional quarantine and take RT-PCR test thrice," he said i...

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 moving forward. The volunteers take the drug twice a day for at least five days. Among those quali...

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.