Motorists are bracing for another round of fuel price increases next week, although the increases are expected to be minimal. According to Jetti Petroleum, based on the latest four-day Moving Average of Singapore Platts (MOPS) data, diesel prices are expected to rise by P0.10 to P0.20 per liter,...
Baguio City lone district Rep. Mark Go (Facebook) A congressman has appealed to oil companies to bring down their fuel prices in Baguio, as he noted that the high fuel prices haven taken its a toll on consumers. In a House Committee on Energy...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has personally warned emissaries of local oil companies that lawmakers won't hesitate to get tough on them if they turn out to be "part of the problem"--the problem being the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Nine straight weeks of pump fuel price hikes mean it's time for House Speaker Martin Romualdez to have a friendly chat with local oil companies. “It is common knowledge that oil companies still sell supplies...
House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero sees wisdom in Malacañang's call for the establishment of strategic fuel reserves that would be used by the state to cushion future fuel price hikes. In fact, such proposal is very familiar to the 1-Pacman Party-list representative. House Deputy Speaker Mikee...
House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Joey Salceda said that the "worst is yet to come" in terms of to the fuel situation even as he projected double-digit or near double-digit increases on pump prices next week. "Current crude prices is at USD 127 . At the pump, this may translate to...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, March 7 called on the government to start the "immediate" and "efficient" distribution of fuel subsidies to the transport, agriculture, and fisheries sector amid the continuous fuel price hikes. The fuel price surge is being attributed to the easing of Covid-19...
House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday, March 7 that it's President Duterte’s "moral obligation" to give Filipino consumers relief from the unabated fuel price hikes. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) As such, the outspoken economist-solon...
