The country’s oil companies are being flagged for allegedly ‘shortchanging consumers’ by implementing lower-than-expected price rollbacks at the pumps, prompting stronger calls for the unbundling of pass-on costs of petroleum commodities. According to Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has warned that the continuous oil gas price increases would eventually trigger price hikes in basic goods and necessities even as he urged consumers to reject brands that would raise prices. In a statement, LKI P President Victorio Mario...
An independent investigation by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is being sought on the forced outages of power plants that caused the May 31-June 1 rotating blackouts as well as hikes in electric bills this June. The proposal was put forward by the advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI);...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it will join other government agencies in crafting uniform guidelines for the privileges for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) when shopping online. ARTA’s participation stemmed from a complaint by Atty. Victor Dimagiba, president...
ERC hints ‘pricing play’ The country’s giant power firms have been tagged as the culprits in last week’s rotational brownouts with “forced outages’ of their power plants going beyond the time allowance prescribed by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). In a Congressional hearing on...
As the Senate starts to deliberate on the proposed amendments to the Philippine Services Act (PSA) on hopes to attract more foreign direct investments, consumers have spotted 2 provisions that would allow utilities firms to set rates without prior public consultations. In a letter to Senator Grace...
Congress is being urged to craft a legislative measure to remove or renegotiate feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives to renewable energy (RE) projects as it has been driving up electricity rates paid for by Filipino consumers. That recommendation is being advanced by advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc....
A consumer group has called for “pork holiday” in protest of the high prices of pork in the local market and amid the inability of government and industry players to stop prices from rising.. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) In a statement, Laban Konsyumer Inc. issued a challenge to consumers...
Electricity consumers will be greeted with a “Happy New Year rate hike” as they will need to pay more as subsidy to renewable energy (RE) projects via the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) line item in the electric bills that had been jacked up to P0.0983 per kilowatt hour (kwh), almost double...
The ‘investigative powers’ being exercised by the Department of Energy-Department of Justice (DOE-DOJ) task force over abuses in the downstream oil sector was proposed to be transferred to the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to ensure non-discriminatory handling of cases. The...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to strictly enforce the “no GC expiry” law as complaints of expiring gift checks, gift cards or gift certificates ensue around this Christmas season. LKI President and convenor Atty. Victorio...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) warned against higher inflation this month considering the unabated increases in prices of basic necessities especially agricultural and marine products to the detriment of consumers....
