Saturday, June 7, 2025

Gasoline shortages continue to worsen in Jalisco, affecting 35 municipalities

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A message for AMLO: 'We want gasoline.'
A message for AMLO: 'We want gasoline.'

Gasoline shortages worsened in Jalisco over the weekend and are now affecting at least 35 municipalities, according to a state government official.

Alejandro Guzmán Larralde, strategic coordinator for growth and economic development, said yesterday that there is only enough fuel in the state to meet half the demand.

“The area affected is expanding . . . We estimate that the shortage in the entire state of Jalisco has increased from 20% to 50% . . .” he said.

In Guadalajara, Guzmán estimated that the quantity of fuel in the city on Saturday was 40% below demand. The problem has been felt most acutely in the west of the city.

He explained that the fuel shortages are impacting several sectors of the economy such as tourism, agriculture and manufacturing.

The farming municipalities of Lagos de Moreno, Tepatitlán, Ameca and Tala are among the worst affected by the shortages, he said.

Guzmán added that the tourism-oriented municipalities of Tequila, Chapala, Tapalpa and Mazamitla have all seen a reduction in visitor numbers.

“. . . People probably want to save fuel rather than go sightseeing,” he said.

Authorities in several municipalities “have reduced to a minimum the use of their official vehicles,” Guzmán said, explaining that public security, among other government services, had been affected.

The official said that the lack of fuel in Jalisco has not yet caused a shortage of food or other products but added that production cycles are beginning to face delays because some factories’ inventories have been depleted.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez said in a radio interview today that there has been a lack of information from both Pemex and the federal government about the fuel shortages, which have also affected several other states.

He added that the lack of gasoline in the state is having a significant impact on the economy that could worsen if the shortage problem isn’t resolved.

A Mexico News Daily reader in Chapala/Lakeside said there is panic among resident because it appears there is no gas in the entire area. Most want to know how they can find information about tanker deliveries, he said.

His suggestion was they wait on the highway for a Pemex truck and then follow it.

Gasoline shortages, which the federal government has explained is the result of President López Obrador’s decision to close several major petroleum pipelines as part of a strategy to combat fuel theft, were first reported in some areas around two weeks ago.

Source: El Economista (sp), W Radio (sp)  

Government hands out booklet to encourage harmony, strengthen values

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Madison Koen
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President López Obrador announces distribution of Cartilla Moral.
President López Obrador announces distribution of Cartilla Moral.

The federal government has begun the distribution of a booklet intended to encourage harmony and strengthen values.

Cartilla Moral is a 1944 booklet by celebrated Mexican writer and diplomat Alfonso Reyes, written at the request of the secretary of education at the time.

The booklet, divided in 14 chapters with headings like “Patriotism,” “Family,” and “Culture and Civilization,” was originally intended as supplementary material in a governmental push to reform public education.

President López Obrador said that the booklet is the first step in starting a national reflection on Mexico’s principles and values in order to encourage harmony and respect for diversity. The president blamed the urgency of such a dialogue on the corruption of previous administrations and a dearth of employment opportunities, as well as a decay of the country’s moral, cultural and spiritual values.

“As [Cuban writer] José Martí said, man does not live by bread alone; to achieve true happiness he needs both material well-being as well as spiritual well-being,” said the president.

He explained that the text does much to further his administration’s desired “rebirth of Mexico” through its treatment of justice and the attention it gives to the family unit, civic duty, nature, patriotism and common human values.

Distribution of the booklet began yesterday in Valle de Chalco, México state, before the announcement of the federal government’s new pension plan.

The president encouraged those present to share the booklet with family members and discuss the “morals, ethics, and values that we need to build a better society.”

He said that although the text was not obligatory reading, his administration would soon make it widely available.

Source: Milenio (sp)

Politician slammed for remarks about poor development of 3 states

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Quadri received a stiff rebuke from Polevnsky.
Quadri received a stiff rebuke from Polevnsky.

A former candidate for president has been heavily criticized for a post on social media in which he charged that three southern states were a burden on the rest of Mexico.

“If Mexico didn’t have to carry Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, it would be a medium-development country and an emerging power,” Gabriel Quadri, candidate for the New Alliance Party in the 2012 presidential election, wrote on Twitter Friday night.

The claim triggered a hostile reaction from members of the general public, government officials, journalists, social leaders and politicians including the governors of the three states at which Quadri took aim.

“Your comment is unacceptable and offensive for Oaxaca. I demand a public apology to all residents of Oaxaca,” the Governor Alejandro Murat wrote in a Twitter post directed at the former presidential hopeful.

His counterpart in Chiapas also took umbrage at Quadri’s remarks.

“Gabriel Quadri is wrong, he must apologize, Chiapas has great wealth, especially cultural [wealth],” Rutilio Escandón Cadenas wrote on Twitter.

“In addition to being triggers of the republic’s economic development, in Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero the citizens are committed to and proud of our country,” the Chiapas governor said in another post.

Guerrero Governor Héctor Astudillo also took to Twitter to respond to Quadri, pointing out that the state has played an important role in Mexico’s history.

“I have instructed to send to you, Gabriel Quadri, facsimiles of [independence document] Feelings of the Nation, the Declaration of Independence and the Abolition of Slavery in Mexico, signed in Chilpancingo, documents that show Guerrero’s great contribution to our country,” he wrote.

“We’re also attaching photographs of our tourist destinations packed with visitors and the monumental flagpole of Iguala, the municipality where this patriotic symbol [the Mexican flag] was born,” Astudillo said in another Tweet.

Much stronger language came from the head of the ruling Morena party.

President Yeidckol Polevnsky took aim at Quadri’s intelligence at a press conference Saturday, asserting that Mexico would be better off without him.

“This country would be a lot richer without brainless people like him,” she said, claiming that he is also “ambitious, vulgar, corrupt and a fraud.”

Polevnsky, a federal senator between 2006 and 2012, added that “a person of such low ilk, who says [such] stupid things . . . doesn’t deserve my attention.”

Several state and federal lawmakers also hit out at the ex-presidential candidate, who is also a civil engineer, economist and environmentalist.

“With all respect, your comment is stupid!” wrote Othón Cuevas Córdova, a Morena party lawmaker in Oaxaca, in a Twitter post.

“. . . His irresponsible comment only reflects an immense ignorance of the greatness of our country,” federal Senator Raúl Bolaños Cacho Cué said.

Writer and activist Tryno Maldonaldo responded to Quadri’s remarks with a witty rearrangement of the ex-candidate’s controversial post.

“If Gabriel didn’t have to carry Quadri, he would be an intellect in medium-development,” the former wrote.

In response to the calls for him to make a public apology, Quadri dug in further, writing on Twitter:

“Sorry, but it’s the bad governments and those in charge of the useless institutions that have made Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas the poorest and most backward states of Mexico that should offer an apology.”

In another post yesterday he wrote: “It’s curious that almost nobody wants to identify causes of and responsibility for the poverty and backwardness of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, and that they only launch a lynching campaign against the messenger. Symptomatic and ominous; it only augurs the perpetuation of the problem.”

The three states are generally considered Mexico’s poorest.

Source: El Universal (sp), Milenio (sp), Reforma (sp), Sin Embargo (sp) 

Best picture and three other Critics’ Choice awards for Cuarón’s Roma

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César Hernández
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Filmmaker Cuarón at the Critics Choice awards.
Filmmaker Cuarón at the Critics' Choice awards.

For the first time in the history of the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, a foreign language film has taken home the award for best picture.

Alfonso Cuarón’s black-and-white family drama Roma was judged the best on a list that included nine other films.

Roma was also the chosen as the best foreign language film, and the filmmaker himself won two other Critics’ Choice Awards for directing and cinematography.

Yalitza Aparicio’s debut performance in the film earned her a nomination for best actress. The film was also nominated for best original screenplay, best production design and best editing.

At last night’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Cuarón thanked his team and Netflix for their support after quipping that “this bunch of Mexicans are not as bad as sometimes they are portrayed.”

He also said that while films may not break down walls, they can offer a window to the other side, “and when we look through this window, what we see is our own reflection.”

Cuarón spoke of walls at a related event the day before.

“I want to salute the Los Angeles Film Critics Association,” he said. “Thanks to your help we can break down walls.”

Source: Entertainment Weekly (en), Variety (en), Milenio (sp)

Michoacán governor criticizes Pemex for silence on fuel shortage

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Madison Koen
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Michoacán Governor Aureoles.
Michoacán Governor Aureoles.

Pemex’s alleged silence about fuel shortages has drawn a strong rebuke from the governor of Michoacán.

In a series of tweets, Silvano Aureoles yesterday urged the state oil company and the federal government to provide answers in light of gasoline shortages in his and various other states around the country.

He criticized Pemex CEO Octavio Romero Oropeza for not responding to official requests for information regarding the fuel shortages, which he described as rude and showing “a lack of respect.”

“We demand to know with certainty and in a timely manner when and how we will be able to restore normal fuel distribution,” he said in the tweet.

Aureoles said the state government has helped the public transportation sector by providing security for dedicated tankers delivering fuel.

The governor observed that while he supports the federal government’s fight against fuel theft, the strategy was poorly executed and should not have adversely affected economic activities or the livelihoods of citizens.

Michoacán has been one of the states most affected by the fuel crisis, a result of President López Obrador’s closure of pipelines in a strategy to combat fuel theft.

State officials say gas shortages have had a severe impact on the economy.

Source: Milenio (sp), López Dóriga Digital (sp)

Semi’s cargo of cattle robbed after Veracruz collision that kills migrant

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César Hernández
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Cattle are rounded up after highway accident.
Cattle are rounded up after highway accident.

There were two casualties in a collision between two cargo trucks in Veracruz yesterday, but there were few survivors among the cattle being shipped in one of them.

An undetermined number were either stolen or butchered on site.

One person died and another was injured in the collision on the La Tinaja-Cosoleacaque highway.

Unofficial sources told the newspaper El Universal that Central American migrants were traveling in one of the trailers involved. They fled the scene to avoid being arrested.

While they fled, neighbors arrived and helped themselves to the livestock inside the trailer.

Several animals were pulled from the wreck and taken away. At least one was butchered right there at the accident scene.

No arrests were reported.

Source: Sin Embargo (sp), El Universal (sp)

Dozens help themselves to free gasoline at pipeline tap in México state

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MND Staff
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Residents of Acambay load up on free fuel.

Dozens of people were caught on camera Saturday helping themselves to fuel at an illegal pipeline tap in México state, as gasoline shortages continue to frustrate motorists in several parts of the country.

Footage that circulated on social media showed a large group of people frantically filling containers with gasoline in a field next to a highway in Acambay, a municipality around 90 kilometers north of Toluca.

México state is one of more than 10 states affected by gasoline shortages that the federal government has explained are the result of President López Obrador’s decision to close several major petroleum pipelines as part of the strategy to combat fuel theft.

Late Saturday afternoon, the México state Secretariat of Security reported via Twitter that police had attended the site of the illegal tap and were guarding it as they waited for the arrival of personnel from Pemex. No arrests were reported.

A video posted to Twitter by security officials showed a stream of fuel in the field where the pipeline tap occurred which, according to the newspaper El Financiero, was at least one kilometer long.

López Obrador spoke yesterday about the incident and urged people not to “tarnish themselves” by protecting huachicoleros, as fuel thieves are colloquially known.

“They punctured one of the pipelines and told people: ‘[come and] get gasoline, there’s gasoline here,’ and some people were there with buckets, collecting it. I call on people to not play ball with these crooks. Even if they say, ‘there’s gasoline here, make the most of it,’ [I call on people] not to protect these criminals [but] to act with honesty . . .” he said.

“[I urge] he who wants to earn an income to approach the social program coordinators in the state governments. There is information so that work and income can be had without the necessity of . . . stealing. It’s preferable to leave children in poverty than to dishonor them. We have to raise the moral standards of public life in Mexico,” López Obrador added.

Speaking at an event in México state at which he announced higher pensions for senior citizens, the president reiterated his claim that fuel theft costs the government 65 billion pesos (US $3.4 billion) a year.

“That money is now going to be used for the benefit of the people, that’s why I call on all citizens to move forward together. There are inconveniences . . . there are lines at gas stations and people are worried . . . but if you continue to support me, if you have confidence that this will be resolved, between all of us we’re going to feel very satisfied to have put an end to fuel theft,” López Obrador said.

The president told reporters this morning that the pipeline between Tuxpan, Veracruz, and Mexico City, which was repeatedly “sabotaged” last week, resumed service at 11:00pm Friday.

López Obrador said the pipeline, one of the most important in the country, is transporting 170,000 barrels of fuel a day, adding that supply will “soon” return to normal.

Federal security forces, including the military, are now guarding seven pipelines and will be deployed to protect five more, army General Arturo Velázquez said at the president’s daily press conference.

In total, just over 5,000 members of the army, navy and Federal Police have been deployed to anti-fuel theft operations across the country.

Asked whether he feared for his life as a result of implementing the anti-theft strategy, López Obrador responded:

“He who fights for justice has nothing to fear. I’m a human being, I have fears like all human beings but I’m not a coward.”

Source: Reporte Indigo (sp) El Financiero (sp), Milenio (sp)

Private firms will supply 3,500 tanker trucks to deliver gasoline

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Pemex tanker trucks will be joined by those of private companies to transport fuel.
Pemex tanker trucks will be joined by those of private companies to transport fuel.

Private trucking companies will provide 3,500 tanker trucks to transport gasoline to states affected by the current shortage, the National Chamber of Trucking (Canacar) has announced.

Pemex yesterday approved a strategy developed by Canacar to speed up the supply of gasoline.

In a statement, Canacar said that “in the next 48 hours, a strategic plan that strengthens the distribution of fuel by highway will be implemented.”

Tanker trucks will begin operating “24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the protection of the Federal Police,” it explained.

The government has committed to providing 8,300 police officers and 1,400 vehicles to guarantee security, Canacar said. The 3,500 private tanker trucks will be supplied by 150 companies.

“The 150 companies . . . are ready to provide professional and efficient service to immediately restore . . . fuel distribution in affected areas,” Canacar said.

Pemex has committed to making its fuel terminals more efficient and to speed up the loading and unloading of trucks.

The state oil company is making greater use of tanker trucks to distribute fuel because the federal government has closed several major pipelines as part of a strategy to combat fuel theft.

But the changed distribution method has caused fuel shortages at gas stations in more than 10 states because Pemex has been unable to transport product quickly enough in its own tankers.

The National Trucking Chamber said that a working committee made up of representatives of different divisions of Pemex, the Federal Police, the railway industry and Canacar will be formed to monitor the new distribution strategy, “recognizing that some pipelines will be opened gradually, either intermittently or permanently.”

Source: El Financiero (sp) 

US issues warning over infection risk at Tijuana hospital

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The Tijuana clinic that is subject of a health alert.
The Tijuana hospital that is subject of a health alert.

Health authorities in the United States have warned against having surgery at a Tijuana hospital after some U.S. residents were diagnosed with infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant form of bacteria.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 alert Wednesday stating that it had received reports of serious drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in U.S. residents who had operations in the northern border city.

“All of the travelers with this particular infection had an invasive medical procedure performed in Tijuana. Most (but not all) of them had weight-loss surgery. About half of those infected had their surgery done at the Grand View Hospital,” the CDC said.

“CDC recommends that travelers to Tijuana, Mexico, not have surgery at the Grand View Hospital until the Mexican government can confirm that the drug-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is no longer there,” it added.

CDC medical officer Dr. David Ham said that there are 11 confirmed cases of Pseudomonas infections, nine of which occurred between August and November 2018.

“Based on information provided by the CDC, the Mexican government has closed the Grand View Hospital until further notice,” the CDC said.

However, on Thursday night, that assertion appeared to be incorrect, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

It said that people could be seen coming and going from the facility, located on an upscale residential street near the border, and there was no obvious sign that the hospital had been closed by the government.

According to the CDC, “infections caused by . . . Pseudomonas are rare and difficult to treat in the United States.”

Dr. Benjamin Talei, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, told NBC Los Angeles that a lack of hygiene is usually the cause of such infections.

“[Surgical teams] do not clean the body perfectly or the instruments, and with liposculptures they are passing a piece of metal inside the body,” he said.

“With this bacteria you can lose a hand, you can have a lung infection, it can be very serious,” Talei added.

The CDC said that “Pseudomonas infections of the blood, lungs (pneumonia), and after surgery can lead to severe illness and death.”

Héctor Rivera Valenzuela, a Baja California health official, confirmed that there had been a contamination of operating rooms at the Grand View Hospital but said that surgeons were not to blame.

“The problem wasn’t the surgical technique or the capacity of the doctors . . .” he said.

Thousands of United States residents travel to Mexican border cities each year to undergo medical and dental procedures that cost much less than in the U.S.

However, the CDC and other U.S. medical professionals warn that there are significant risks in traveling abroad for medical treatment.

A Texas woman was placed in a medically-induced coma and later died after a nose job surgery at a clinic in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, went wrong in October.

In 2015, an Australian woman died on an operating table at a clinic in Mexicali, Baja California, while undergoing a “Brazilian butt lift.”

Source: Reforma (sp), The San Diego Union-Tribune (en), NBC Los Angeles (en)   

Tamal race encourages post-Christmas weight loss

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César Hernández
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Exercise and free tamales in Tultepec.
Exercise and free tamales in Tultepec.

Looking to shed weight gained over the Christmas holidays? There’s an event designed with that in mind next week in Tultepec, México state.

And participants will receive two free tamales — presumably low-fat.

The municipality better known for its fireworks industry (and related explosions) is organizing the first ever Tamal Race to promote physical activity and family harmony.

Scheduled for January 20 at 8:00am, the 10-kilometer race will be open to 200 participants.

There will be no prize for finishing first. Instead, all runners will receive two “recovery tamales.”

The municipal physical culture and sports secretary, Gerardo Ramírez Hernández, told the newspaper El Universal that giving tamales to those looking to lose weight was not a contradiction.

The main goal of the Tamal Race is to promote healthy habits among the families and groups of friends of Tultepec, “and to start the year with the best attitude.”

Ramírez said the only requirements are to be in good spirits and have a good attitude.

Source: El Universal (sp)

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