MANILA – Major liquefied petroleum gas player Total Philippines sees a “downward adjustment” in cooking gas prices even as it refused to speculate on figures unlike what independent retailers are doing.
“The trend now of LPG contract prices is downward and we are anticipating a downward adjustment,” Total Philippines manager for Corporate Communications, Malou Espina said.
Earlier this month, Total implemented price hikes amounting to P7 per kilo or P77 for every regular cylinder of LPG. But Espina said that “seasonality” was now driving prices of the sensitive commodity down.
Fisherfolk optimistic
on seashells plan
Fisherfolk of Barangay Tuburan in E. B. Magalona can look forward to bountiful opportunities this year with the recent launching of the Green Mussel and Oyster Culture Project in their community, a press release from Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) office said yesterday.
Fifty-three members of the Tuburan Fisherfolks and Mangrove Development Association received a grant of P 248,200 from the Department of Labor and Employment Integrated Livelihood Program to start them off with the communal green mussel and oyster culture project.
P200K given to youths
for livestock scheme
The Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture-VI presented P200,000 as financial assistance to the Negros Occidental 4-H Club to start projects on swine fattening, Saturday at the convention of the 4-H Federation of Region VI in Mambukal Resort, Murcia.
Mesitlie Teruel, rural-based organization project officer of ATI, said the 4-H coordinator of the Negros will determine the beneficiaries of the swine project as long as they submit their proposals.
Teruel said 4-H wants to develop the talents and entrepreneurial skills of the students even the out-of-school youths to help them earn a living and sustain their needs.