(MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the recent pump price hikes, Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr., is calling for the early release of the government’s P2.5 billion fuel cash subsidy to public transport drivers. “Assuming the conditions...
A House leader has renewed his call for the automatic suspension of excise taxes on fuel amid the successive pump price hikes last month. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) By way of House Bill (HB) No. 5176, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants to make permanent the...
Were you thrilled by this week's "big time" price rollback on pump fuel products? Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Facebook) If so, you shouldn't, based on former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate's perspective on fuel price movements so far this 2022. "Since January this year diesel prices...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte remains hopeful that the government's planned strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would get off the ground before President Duterte ends his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) This, after the Chief Executive tapped a touted...
Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo has joined the continuing calls from legislators for President Duterte to allow for a special session as a response to the fuel price crisis. (Photo from Congresswoman Precious H. Castelo Facebook) Through a potential special session, Congress...
The chairman of the House Committee on Social Services is calling for the formulation of a true-blue integrated approach to the worsening fuel price crisis. This, as Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas expressed fears that the current fuel price woes would cause another "disruption" on the...
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...
So what has the Department of Energy (DOE) been doing amid the successive and hefty price hikes on fuel? Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook page) For former House Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte, the agency simply isn't doing enough to give the...
So critical is the issue on skyrocketing pump fuel prices that Congress should be allowed to hold special sessions in order to help remedy the situation. House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero made this pitch to...
The decision of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to go against the grain and impose power rate cuts amid steadily rising pump fuel prices wasn't lost to former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones. Meralco logo In a statement, Palmones hailed the power distribution giant for announcing a...
Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones finds the continued pump fuel price hikes in the early part of 2022 very concerning as it shows the vulnerability of Filipino consumers to the volatile international oil market. (MANILA BULLETIN) “Fuel prices are continuously increasing and consumers...
Malacañang will find a way to assist the beleaguered public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid the skyrocketing prices of pump fuel. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this assurance in a virtual press conference Tuesday, Oct. 19, or a day after a "big time"...
