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Shear line, ITCZ, ‘amihan’ to bring rains over parts of PH MANILA – The shear line, the northeast monsoon or “amihan” and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will continue to affect large portions of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Mainland Cagayan, Apayao, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon. Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies with rains over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands. The “amihan” will likewise bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos Region and the rest of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region. On the other hand, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over the Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, and Mimaropa due to the ITCZ.

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PNOC to buy 2 million barrels of diesel Aubrey Rose Inosante ADVERTISEMENT MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has begun procuring two million barrels of oil from the global market to shore up the country’s fuel reserves, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said yesterday. Go told reporters the additional supply is equivalent to 10 days of buffer stock. “The PNOC-EC has already started the procurement process and we should be able to procure about two million barrels of oil anytime now to dispel fears that we will have an oil shortage,” he told the InvestPH conference in Taguig City. This was also double the one million barrels initially planned. The Philippines, which mostly procures its supply from South Korea, Japan, Singapore and China, has approached Russia to negotiate a possible supply contract. The United States recently suspended its sanctions on Russian oil exports.

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“The people couldn’t catch a break. Marginalized sectors, especially those from rural and urban poor communities, are already deep in debt,” he noted. The group likewise questioned the government’s fuel subsidy program, which provides P5,000 for farmers and P3,000 for fisherfolk, calling it insufficient amid rising production costs.

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13 Filipino surrogates back in PH after pardon in Cambodia MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday that the 13 Filipino women convicted in Cambodia for illegal surrogacy have been repatriated following a royal pardon from Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. The pardon, granted on Dec. 26, was secured following a request from the Philippine Embassy and the endorsement of the Cambodian government. “Upon the request of the Philippine Embassy and with the endorsement of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Royal Decree pardoning all 13 Filipinos paved the way for their release and immediate repatriation,” the DFA said in a statement.

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