House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to restore all public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes as a countermeasure to the fuel price surge. He also called on the LTFRB to officially announce...
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...
Senatorial candidate Monsour Del Rosario said on Tuesday the government should implement a tax break on oil products to cushion the impact of the price hikes caused by the global crisis in light of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Del Rosario, who is part of the senatorial slate, of Partido...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), stood firm and reiterated that the national government “should take charge” and address the ongoing oil price hike in the country. In a press release on Monday, March 7, KMP said that the government should “take an action” to control the...
The House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc committee on Monday, March 7, voiced its frustrations over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) apparent lack of an official stance in response to the fuel price surge. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The panel discussed during its five-hour meeting...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged the government to suspend the program to replace 15-year-old jeepneys as drivers and operators are still reeling from the Covid-19 lockdowns the almost-weekly oil price hikes. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan and Senator Risa...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas slammed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) slow rollout of the fuel subsidies meant for farmers, and called on the national government to address the rapidly increasing prices of oil. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) “Lahat ng...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo appealed anew for the government to suspend excise taxes on fuel products to address ballooning oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) The Department of Energy (DOE) advised Filipino motorists...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government should “take a serious look” at its own resources as an alternative source of fuel as the price of oil continues to shoot up driven by the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. In a press briefing on...
Instead of tying the hands of the next administration with a major policy shift, the government should fast-track the implementation and distribution of the P2.5-billion allocation for financial subsidy and fuel vouchers to qualified utility vehicles rather than tinker with provisions of the Oil...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has proposed four amendments to the much-maligned Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998 (Oil Deregulation Law), which he believes will mitigate the rapid increase in fuel prices. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
When asked how he would respond to the economic effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, labor leader and presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman proposed the reversal of the long-maligned Oil Deregulation Law. De Guzman also condemned Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine,...
