Gas price seen rising P1.15/liter next week—DOE

By Alena Mae S. Flores

CONSUMERS must brace for another round of oil price hikes next week. Industry sources said Friday the pump price of gasoline will likely increase by P0.90 to P1.15 per liter, while kerosene may go up by P0.05 to P0.15 per liter to reflect the movement of prices in the world oil market.

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The President reiterated that the Philippines will not cooperate with the ICC, saying it has no jurisdiction in the country.

“So, we continue to defend the sovereignty of the Philippines and continue to question the jurisdiction of the ICC in their investigations here in the Philippines,” he added.

On July 18, the ICC Appeals Chamber rejected the country's plea against the investigation of the war on drugs of the previous administration.

The President emphasized that the investigation should be conducted by Filipinos and by the country's courts.

“They (ICC prosecutors) are talking about Filipinos. Their alleged crimes are here in the Philippines; the victims are Filipino; why will it go to the Hague? We can handle that here,” Marcos said in a mix of English and Filipino.

Meanwhile, a lawyers group assisting the families of those killed in the drug war said they will present the speeches and statements made by Duterte as evidence before the ICC.

“We are… preparing the speeches and public statements that have been made available by the former President

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From A1 by goals from veterans Ramona Bachmann and Seraina Piubel.

Despite the setback, Philippine team coach Alen Stajcic said the Filipinas showed their fighting spirit and remained calm and composed during the match.

“The players coming to the World Cup for the first time, you expect nerves, you expect people to suffer from the occasion. But the players did not show that today,” said Stajcic.

He added that the Filipinas showed discipline on the field, despite the Swiss pressuring them constantly.

Katrina Guillou tried to give the 46th-ranked Filipinas a good start when she got the ball in position at the right side of the penalty, slipped past the goalkeeper, and put the ball in the back of the net in the 16th minute.

But the euphoria died quickly when the referee raised the offside flag.

“The quality of the game was amazing. We’re a little bit unlucky when we

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From A1 you with pride, watching you break barriers and inspire generations," Mr. Marcos said in a tweet.

The 21-strong women's football team made its historic debut appear-

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From A1 the offside on Katrina Guillou’s goal in the 15th minute and the penalty on Jessica Cowart’s contact on Coumba Sow, which resulted in a Ramona Bachmann goal from the spot in the 45th – the Filipinas did well in the game considering it was their first foray in the World Cup. The result might have been even different if Guillou's goal was allowed and the questionable call of Cowart was not made in the first place. The second Swiss goal, courtesy of Seraina Piubel in the 64th minute, which sealed the game, was very unfortunate for the Filipinas.

Meanwhile, diesel may stay flat or have a minimal increase of P0.20 per liter by Tuesday, the sources told the Standard.

"This is attributed to the production cuts implemented by Saudi and Russia and that oil prices edged higher in early trade after sinking in the previous session on weaker-than-expected Chinese economic growth, as investors eyed a pos- because that’s how precisely he is being tagged or being impleaded in these proceedings--that he masterminded, ordered, and encouraged all these killings,” National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers-National Capital Region Secretary General Kristina Conti, ICC assistant to counsel, said in an interview with ANC.

“They (ICC) are trying heads of state, they are trying masterminds and for them, these pieces of evidence are admissible and would be taken in by the justices or the judges. These videos, these speeches, these transcripts have been made available on official websites,” Conti added.

She said they are looking at ways to properly preserve, document, and share with the ICC all these pieces of evidence that they have.

Conti said it may take the ICC more than a decade to come out of its findings.

“We have already told the families we are looking at 10 years or more,” said Conti, who noted that it has been five years since the case was brought before the ICC.

"What’s best for the families right now is to cooperate with the ICC because this investigation will move forward and ask for evidence,” she said.

She said two types of available data will be presented to the ICC -- aggregated data and data with the families.

Aggregated data is information from the government, which is “the compilation of all police reports, [and had a goal early in the game and it was offside,” said Stajcic.

The Inka Grings-coached Switzerland then began its barrage of scoring attempts, starting off with Coumba Sow penetrating the Filipinas’ defense in the 37th minute with a high volley to the right of the net that almost went in.

The pressure continued as Paris St. Germain player Bachmann found a chance to score for the Nati, sinking a penalty shot in the 44th minute off Jessika Cowart’s foul as her attempt went to the right of goalie Olivia McDaniel.

The Swiss kept the furious assault in the second half with attempts from Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and Sow getting deflected by McDaniel.

But after McDaniel pushed away Sow’s short volley, Piubel appeared from nowhere and rebounded the FilipinoAmerican goalie’s swat with her goal.

From there, Switzerland kept the ball away from their side and the Filipinas endured eight more attempts from the Swiss side to score. McDaniel, who had 17 saves out of 19 attempts by Switzerland, said ance in the prestigious FIFA World Cup after winning pivotal matches and making it to the semifinals of the 2022 Asian Cup, which made them qualified for the World Cup.

But the Filipinas fell short in their opening match against Switzerland, 2-0, at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Nevertheless, the Filipinas, from a country that is so crazy about basketball and volleyball, did well in the game. They displayed teamwork, discipline, and unflinching resolve against an experienced Swiss team. They managed to keep up and hold their own against a team that is predicted and even expected to win against them even before the whistle announced the start of the game in Dunedin Stadium. Yes, we lost, but the team showed much more than just the stat line.

Almost no one gave the team a chance against Switzerland but it managed to spring several surprises and of course, that indomitable spirit of giving their best. (See full story online at manilastandard.net)