President Marcos is not giving up on attaining the P20 per kilo of rice, saying there is always a chance for it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) "May chance lagi ‘yan (It always has a chance),” Marcos said when asked if the P20 per kilogram of rice is still...
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...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Oil companies made numerous requests to House Speaker Martin Romualdez but offered nothing concrete in return during their consultative meeting Monday, Sept. 18 on the fuel price surge problem. Thus, said...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The first batch of micro rice retailers in Western Visayas have received their P15,000 cash aid. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 aided the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 in releasing the money for those affected by the government rice price...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has called out local oil firms for one of their more eyebrow-raising tendencies--that of imposing the exact same price adjustments as each other on a near weekly basis. ...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace-ordered price cap on rice shouldn't be a temporary thing, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said on Monday, Sept. 18. “The government should keep the caps on rice costs as...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Saying there's no action on the part of the government regarding soaring fuel prices, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is pushing for the certification as urgent of bills seeking to lower the prices of...
A total of 44 rice retailers received cash assistance or “ayuda” from the national government in Muntinlupa following the imposition by President Marcos of a rice price cap on regular milled and well-milled rice. The Muntinlupa City government headed by Mayor Ruffy Biazon assisted in the...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno brushed off the farmers' group's demand for President Marcos' two economic managers to resign, wishing them a delightful weekend instead. Diokno, who was accompanying the president in Singapore, chose not to directly respond to the call for his and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of rice retailers from one of the biggest markets in this city that has been affected by the price ceiling has urged the government not to delay the release of cash assistance. THE Department of Agriculture-Region 10, together with the Cagayan de Oro City Price...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided financial assistance totaling P945,000 to 63 micro rice retailers in 12 areas in Negros Oriental on Thursday, September 14. SIXTY-THREE micro rice retailers from Negros Oriental receive subsidy totaling P945,000 from...
