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Diesel up by hefty P6.85/l
Gas P1.20/l, kerosene P3.50/l; oil price spike offsets 5-week rollbacks By Alena Mae S. Flores
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OMESTIC pump prices went up by as much as P6.85 per liter effective today (Tuesday) a week after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies announced its decision to cut production to push up world oil prices.
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Bakers asking 10% price hike for Pinoy bread By Othel V. Campos
Oil firms raised the price of diesel by sulting in a net decrease of P2 for diesel, P6.85 per liter, kerosene by P3.50 per P3.90 for gasoline, and P6.45 for kerosene. liter, and gasoline by P1.20 per liter. This early, President Ferdinand MarThis week’s upward adjustment offset cos Jr. is proposing to source fuel from Next page the rollbacks from the past five weeks, re-
Marcos inks SIM Law to curb online scams
SIGNED INTO LAW. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the Subscriber Indentity Module (SIM) Registration Act, the first law ever under his administration, at Malacanang on Monday. Witnessing is House Speaker Martin Romualdez (3rd right) and (from left) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, Tingog Party List Rep. Jude Acidre, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, and Valenzuela Rep. Rex Gatchalian. Ver Noveno
BAKERS are asking the government for a 10-percent price hike for Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal to cover increases in flour prices alone, saying they are already selling “at a loss” and are expecting a five-percent decline in sales this year. “What we are asking is only a 10-percent increase just to cover the doubling of flour prices. We haven’t even considered the increases in the price of other ingredients like sugar, yeast, salt and improvers,” Gardenia Bakeries Phils. Inc. president and former Philippine Baking Industry Group (Philbaking) President Simplicio Umali said. Next page
Duterte-installed OP staff extended on job till Dec. 31 By Vito Barcelo MALACAÑANG has extended the term of officials and employees of the Office of the President (OP) who are coterminous with the Duterte administration until the end of 2022. Under Memorandum Order No. 7 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the term extension for the OP appointees coterminous with the previous administration aimed “to prevent disruption in the delivery of government offices.” Next page
By Vito Barcelo, Vince Lopez, Maricel V. mote accountability in the use of mobile phones. nications entities (PTEs) or direct sellers will The SIM Registration Act seeks to end crimes require the SIM card user to present a valid Cruz, and Macon Ramos-Araneta using phones, including text and online scams identification document with a photo. Information in the SIM card registration will PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday by regulating the sale and the use of SIMs by be treated as confidential unless the subscriber signed into law the Subscriber Identity Module mandating registration to end-users. Under this measure, all public telecommu(SIM) Card Registration Act, which aims to proNext page
Speaker Romualdez vows House passage of 30 Palace priority bills By Maricel V. Cruz, Macon Ramos-Araneta, and Vince Lopez
sentatives would quickly pass 30 vital measures for job creation, health, and economic recovery to protect the country’s most vulnerable people. Romualdez was referring to 30 out SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez on Monday assured President Ferdinand of the 32 bills approved or listed durMarcos Jr. that the House of Repre- ing Monday’s meeting of the Legisla-
tive-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as its common legislative agenda (CLA). It was the first time Mr. Marcos convened the LEDAC. “The House and the Senate will give these measures utmost priority. Presi-
dent Marcos clearly spelled out a roadmap of governance in the next six years for economic recovery, with agriculture as the major engine for growth and employment,” Romualdez, who attended the LEDAC meeting in Malacañang, said. Next page
PNP Custodial chief sacked, policy revamp eyed after hostage-taking By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rey E. Requejo
FLAG CEREMONY. Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil attends the flag ceremony at the Mabini Hall of Malacañang Palace on Monday, where earlier she talked with Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (right photo). Valerie Escalera
Usec. Garafil: Expect changes in OPS operation
THE head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center has been relieved after a detainee briefly took former Senator Leila de Lima hostage in a foiled escape attempt Sunday, PNP chief Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said Monday. At a press conference, Azurin said the relief of facility commander Lt. Colo. Patrick Ramillano was a standard operating procedure.
The PNP said three prisoners – alleged Abu Sayyaf Group members Arnel Cabintoy, Idang Susukan, and Feliciano Sulayao Jr. -- stabbed Police Cpl. Roger Agustin who was serving their food. Cabintoy and Susukan were shot dead by a police officer while Sulayao was able to run and take De Lima hostage. In her sworn statement, De Lima said Sulayao told her about their complaints, including being fed pork, which Muslims are not allowed to eat. Next page
By Vince Lopez and Macon Ramos-Araneta
days, officer-in-charge Undersecretary the coming days,” she said in an interCheloy Garafil said on Monday. view with reporters at the Palace. “We’re formally meeting for the first Garafil resigned as chairperson of the THE Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) time today on the operations of the OPS Land Transportation and Franchising may “see some changes” in the coming but definitely we’ll see some changes in Next page
CHILD HAUS’ 20TH.
The Center for Health Improvement and Life Development (CHILD) Haus recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with an exhibit honoring its donors and holding a birthday celebration for Mr. Hans T. Sy at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia. Through the initiative of philanthropist ‘Mother’ Ricky Reyes, CHILD Haus was able to help children with cancer from all over the Philippines in need of financial support for their treatments and a home to stay in.
LEILA WAVE. Former senator Leila de Lima waves as she arrives to attend her hearing at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Metro Manila on October 10 – a day after she was held hostage at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Jam Sta. Rosa / AFP