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...
House Deputy Speaker and Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is in support of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) review of the minimum wage amid the fuel price crisis. File photo DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, on March 9, ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages...
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,...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda says that increasing minimum wage is the right thing to do amid price hikes, particularly that of fuel. House Ways and Means Chair and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Albay 2nd district...
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...
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...
AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin says that there is an urgent need for a special session in Congress to address the local fuel situation, reiterating the call made by her numerous House of Representatives colleagues. House Committee on Economic Affairs chair and AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep....
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...
