A House leader couldn't help but notice the Department of Energy's (DOE) "new stance" on the 1998 Oil Deregulation Act, which it called the "root" of the problem of soaring fuel prices during the Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee meeting Monday, March 7. (Screenshot from Zoom meeting) According to PBA...
The Department of Energy (DOE) asked for something unconstitutional during Monday's Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee meeting--the "delegated authority" to suspend excise tax on fuel--and got chewed up by House members as a result. Ad hoc panel co-chairperson, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda asked...
When it comes to the ongoing fuel crisis, the problem isn’t with the country's supply of fuel, but with its price, says Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza. The Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee hearing with Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (left) and Rep. Sharon Garin (right) (LIVE...
House Deputy Speaker and 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero is reiterating his call for his colleagues to do away with excise taxes on fuel products even as a House ad hoc panel discusses possible relief mechanisms for consumers amid soaring crude prices. (Unsplash) “Among these measures, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) isn't interested with hitting back at Senator Manny Pacquiao, even if his allegations of corruption against the agency turn out to be baseless. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram) Thus, said Assistant Secretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. during the Laging Handa virtual...
Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. insisted Wednesday, July 7 that there was no connection between the agency and the so-called independent market operator (IMO) for electricity that Senator Manny Pacquiao had tagged in alleged corruption. (Screengrab from Facebook...
