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Mixed oil price adjustments set Tuesday

MANILA: Oil companies will implement mixed price adjustments starting 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

In separate advisories, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they would slash gasoline prices by PHP0.90 per liter while increasing diesel prices by…

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PNP anti-drug group seizes P795-M narcotics in May

MANILA: Operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) confiscated illegal drugs valued at more than PHP795 million in May.

In a statement on Monday, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said these illegal drugs wer…

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Forest fire forces evacuation of Israel museum

JERUSALEM: A forest fire in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross on Sunday forced the evacuation of the nearby Israel Museum as a precaution.

Eight firefighting planes and 23 firefighting crews battled the blaze in 34 degrees Celsius weather.

A spokesper…

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5.9-magnitude quake rocks Japan, tsunami threat lifted

TOKYO: A magnitude of 5.9 earthquake has been registered in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, the same region hit by a series of powerful earthquakes earlier this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.

According to the agency, the epicenter of th…

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Zubiri mulls cyberlibel raps vs. black propagandists

MANILA: Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri announced on Monday that he is planning to file cyberlibel cases against the makers of social media videos accusing him of corruption.

In a news release, Zubiri said the allegations had ‘impeccable timing,’ circulat…

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Batangas plant to propel D&L as global firm

MANILA: The country’s leading food ingredients and oleochemical firm D and L Industries is optimistic that its latest production facility in Batangas will help its goal of achieving its export target.

‘To date, our Batangas plant has been instrumenta…