House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez has rejected the notion that congressmen have only been preoccupied with impeachment hearings, saying they 've also been looking for ways to address the fuel price crisis. "Impeachment lang ang inisiip nilang ginagawa namin,...
What 's the use of the prevailing Price Act if it doesn 't cover fuel products? The Makabayan bloc sought to correct this on Wednesday, March 25 by filing House Bill (HB) No. 8765, which would amend the 34-year-old law and include gasoline and diesel as prime commodities. "HB No.8765 will...
House "Young Guns" bloc member Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario is asking authorities to look into the possibility of temporarily reducing the operating hours of malls as an energy-saving measure. Almario filed last March 17 House Resolution (HR) No. 893, which urged the...
Cheap transport has become the name of the game for Filipinos as a result of the runaway prices of fuel. In this regard, Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan highlighted the need to pass a measure that would institutionalize active transport by establishing a network...
Student leaders and education workers on Monday, March 16, urged the government to ensure that measures addressing the country’s rising fuel prices do not undermine access to quality education, as transport costs continue to burden students, teachers, and school personnel. In a statement released...
Holy Week trips are done, and so are the rollbacks at the gas stations. Starting Tuesday, April 22, expect gasoline prices to rise by ₱1.35 per liter, while diesel will increase by ₱1.30 per liter. Kerosene will also climb by ₱1.10 per liter. Shell Pilipinas, Seaoil, PetroGazz, CleanFuel,...
Motorists will get another round of price relief in the second week of March. Based on the four-day trading in Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) and the forex average, gasoline is anticipated to drop by somewhere around ₱1.40 to ₱1.70 per liter, while diesel could decline by ₱0.70 to ₱1.20....
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,...
(Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) The executive and the legislature must prioritize measures that seek to lower fuel prices for the sake of ordinary Filipinos. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro even as...
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...
President Marcos tasked government agencies to prepare for the "eventual manufacture" of electric vehicles in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos,...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that he is open to proposals of suspending the excise tax on imported oil and bio-ethanol as an immediate measure to bring down the fuel prices in the country. “The suspension of the excise tax could offer a temporary respite and serve...
