Vice presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday urged the government to consider granting fuel discounts or subsidy for those in the transportation industry and other strategic sectors to help cushion the impact of the recent oil price increases. Go said the Department of...
The average income of a small fisherfolk who regularly consumes diesel plunged following the series of oil price hikes, a fisherfolk group said Sunday, Oct. 24. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said a...
As global oil prices considerably settled at $85 per barrel, higher oil prices will reign again at Philippine petroleum pumps in this coming week. As calculated by the oil companies, the price of regular gasoline will be increased by P1.05 to P1.15 per liter; while the higher grade gasoline...
Asking oil companies to offer consumers with discount on oil prices is what the Department of Energy (DOE) can only do for now to cushion the effects of the continuous oil price hike, an agency official said Friday, Oct. 22. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOE Assistant Secretary Gerardo Erguiza...
An opposition leader in the House of Representatives welcomed on Wednesday, Oct. 20 the recommendation of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to grant his department authority to suspend taxes on fuel to address rampaging increase in prices. Gasoline pump picture Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking the temporary suspension of the imposition of excise tax on fuel as oil price continues to soar in the past several months. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Wednesday, Oct. 20, that he wants it suspended during...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Oct. 14 urged the government to reactivate the government’s fuel subsidy program, Pantawid Pasada Program, to provide relief to the public transport sector that would be affected by the recent oil price increases. Gatchalian said it is important to shield...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will review the fare hike petitions to be submitted by transport groups amid the rise in fuel costs as holiday season nears. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Kung sakaling mareceive ng aming opisina ang request...
As oil prices continue to rise, the political opposition called on government to buy back Petron as part of the effort to control the runaway prices. Gasoline pump picture House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Makabayan senatorial bet and Bayan Muna chairman...
The improvement in terms of economic activities brought by worldwide COVID-19 vaccination drives has prompted the recent oil price hike in the country, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) explained Wednesday, Oct. 6. DOE Asec. Gerardo Erquiza said that as the "economy moves," the demand...
Senator Imee Marcos has appealed for the suspension of the imposition of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil products for a year while the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts to the economy. 18997 The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic...
Unabated rise in oil prices, including the next round that will take effect this week, has worsened the adverse economic effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to Filipino families. Asst. Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas warned on...
