Noting the possibility of more price hikes in the coming weeks, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda pleaded to the outgoing Duterte administration to hasten the release of still undistributed subsidies meant for poor Filipinos. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Salceda was...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 7 said months of sluggish government response has pushed the oil-hit transportation sector to the edge. Poe issued the statement as a number of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators are set to stage a widescale transportation strike should the problem...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson believes that the salary rates of workers must automatically increase congruent with the price adjustments of basic commodities, which often occur whenever the value of oil products goes up. Lacson underscored this message during a...
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...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday urged the public to brace for a continued surge in fuel prices as suppliers are likely to hoard stocks to push prices up. The UniTeam senatorial bet noted that oil prices are now being dictated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, the impact...
A ranking official in the House of Representatives has joined the calls for transportation authorities to expedite the release of fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes called on the leadership of...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to reactivate their respective Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) to prevent any businessmen from taking advantage of the oil price hikes to the prices of...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) urged President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an Executive Order (EO), directing the removal of taxes on major oil products amid the price hike. KMP and Anakpawis Partylist leader Rafael Mariano, in a press statement on Thursday, March 10, said that...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday opposed proposals for new and higher taxes to pay for the Philippines’ record-high debt of P12-trillion, which is projected to reach P13-trillion by the end of this year. Bautista said the proposals made by President Duterte’s...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the next administration is bound to face a “perfect economic storm” with the ongoing record-high budget deficit and high prices of fuel products caused by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ballooning debt. “This is a...
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...
