The current fuel price crisis could quickly morph into a food crisis if the necessary interventions aren 't taken. Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre gave this warning on Monday, April 6, ahead of another round of hefty pump fuel price hikes. "The ongoing fuel crisis is not just a...
A ranking congressman from Manila is batting for a targeted subsidy program for middle class workers and micro, small and medium enterprises in lieu of an emergency measure patterned after pandemic-era "Bayanihan" laws. Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano, chairman of the House Committee on...
Businesses that demonstrate greed in times of crises--including the current phase of runaway fuel prices--will not be spared by the government. Thus, said Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, who on Black Saturday, April 4 reckoned that businessmen and traders must never profit from other people’s...
Stressing that the current fuel price crisis isn 't the Filipinos ' own doing, Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla says the government must take it upon itself to provide the people with immediate relief. “Hindi kasalanan ng Pilipino ang krisis na ito, pero sila ang unang...
While there is no specific provision calling for immediate economic relief for the middle class families is stated in the report, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said the suspension of the excise tax, as well as the possibility of suspending the value added tax (VAT) may benefit all households. Gatchalian...
After surviving the Covid pandemic, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson prays the world survives "Trump-26" or the policies, actions, and events that occurred during the second term of President Donald Trump in the year 2026. Lacson said this on Wednesday, April 1, as Filipinos...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo believes that the Marcos administration won 't have to incur debt to make the envisioned "Bayanihan 3" law work and provide relief to Filipinos amid the fuel price crisis. In a virtual press conference Tuesday, Quimbo was asked whether or not he...
Why not redirect excess government revenues from fuel taxes to a direct subsidy program that would help Filipinos pay their monthly electricity bills? Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap floated this suggestion even as he pointed out Tuesday, March 31 that the skyrocketing of global oil...
All signs point to the crafting of a so-called "Bayanihan 3" bill in the House of Representatives--a measure that is meant to serve as a response not only to the current fuel price crisis, but also future problems that would require a whole-of-government solution. Thus, said Committee on Ways and...
Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that had pushed fuel prices, including liquified petroleum gas (LPG), to record highs, small eateries in Manila continue to grapple with the volatile economic situation, forcing them to turn to traditional and often cheaper alternatives just to keep...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso announced on Tuesday, March 31, that the city government is increasing its subsidy for jeepney drivers participating in its "Libreng Sakay" initiative from P3,000 to P3,500 following the overwhelming success of the program 's rollout and the...
A total of 23,630 beneficiaries belonging to various transport groups and sectors in Manila have received the P5,000 fuel subsidy courtesy of the national government as aid amid the skyrocketing of fuel prices caused by the Middle East war, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on...
