Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the fuel subsidy to be distributed under the Pantawid Pasada Program will not be enough to keep the transport system running as the successive increases in oil prices are seen to affect the sector for a prolonged period. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) "The...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno has urged the government to rescind its Malampaya deal with Udenna Corp. and rechannel the latter's P50-million daily income from the agreement for fuel subsidy. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Diokno...
A peasant group warned that nationwide hunger and food insecurity could worsen following the continuous oil price hikes in the Philippines. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), in a press statement on Monday, March 14, said that more Filipinos could go hungry as a result of the nonstop price...
Reelectionist Senator Richard J. Gordon has urged Filipinos to resort to fuel-saving measures considering the recent increases in oil prices. Gordon said that the government must also find ways to set aside stock of oil and gas as the Philippines is competing with other countries to get their...
With fuel prices expected to shoot up yet again, the government should immediately implement a temporary suspension of excise taxes on fuel products to cushion its impact on consumers, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Sunday. Lacson, standard bearer of Partido Reporma,...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) urged President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an Executive Order (EO), directing the removal of taxes on major oil products amid the price hike. KMP and Anakpawis Partylist leader Rafael Mariano, in a press statement on Thursday, March 10, said that...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday reiterated his push for the government to buy back oil firm Petron, saying this would serve as a means to lower oil prices down when these tend to go out of control due to some factors. According to Bautista, he has information that the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the next administration is bound to face a “perfect economic storm” with the ongoing record-high budget deficit and high prices of fuel products caused by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ballooning debt. “This is a...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Wednesday, March 9 reminded government authorities that there should be no room for corruption or administrative lapses in the distribution of fuel subsidies to sectors affected by the continued rise in oil prices. Lacson, who is running for President under...
A group of tricycle operators and drivers in Muntinlupa has asked the Muntinlupa City government to grant their request to increase the fare by P1 per person in light of the increase in gasoline prices in the country. The Federation of Muntinlupa Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association...
Following the “biggest oil price hike” in the country since the implementation of 1998 Oil Deregulation Law, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, March 8, reiterated its call for salary increase amid the rising inflation and urged the national government to implement measures...
Following the massive spike in oil prices on Tuesday, March 8, Senate bet Harry Roque listed some short term, medium term, and long term measures that the government can follow to help mitigate the price surge's effects on consumers. Senate bet Harry Roque (FILE PHOTO) On March 8 , gasoline prices...
