News Evening Round up
Oct 03, 2019 • 1 min Read
DOE to oil firms: Explain paltry price rollbacks | 03 October 2019 | DAILY INQUIRER Something doesn’t add up in the price reductions that oil companies implemented on Monday after fuel prices surged in the wake of the attacks on oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). A member of the House of Representatives, who happens to be an economist, sees something more to the pricing movements of oil products in the country.
Albayalde: I will not resign | 03 October 2019 | PHILIPPINE STAR – Despite being linked by a former colleague to so-called ninja cops at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde has rejected calls for him to step down, saying he would rather wait for President Duterte to decide his fate. “I will not fall into that trap. I will ask the President,” Albayalde said yesterday.
Duterte meets Putin, Medvedev |03 October 2019 | MANILA BULLETIN – President Duterte arrived here early Wednesday (Russia time) to begin his five-day official visit highlighted by his bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Duterte arrived at the Vnukovo International Airport here at 3:25 a.m. (Moscow time). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, and Philippine Defense Attaché to Russia Dennis Pastor met the President.
Albayalde not resigning | 03 October 2019 | MANILA TIMES – Quitting is not an option for Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde, who has been implicated in the recycling of illegal drugs 36 days before his retirement. On Wednesday, Albayalde said he was not considering resigning, adding that his fate depends on President Rodrigo Duterte.
