Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte has echoed the call of the House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council to suspend for two months the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. Villafuerte, chairman of the House Committee on Information and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for suspension of excise tax on diesel, arguing that it is the "fuel for the masses." While President Marcos already suspended excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene, Gatchalian wanted to expand scope of such suspension on oil products to...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is looking for the driver of a white Toyota Vios who allegedly sped away from a gasoline station in Barangay Payatas early Monday, April 20, without paying for ₱1,500 worth of fuel. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the incident...
SANTA MARIA, BULACAN — It was a festive atmosphere inside the gymnasium of Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School in Barangay Guyong as 7,102 members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) lined up to receive P5,000 cash aid each from the Department of Social Welfare...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
Focus now turns to securing a twice-to-beat advantage for Rain or Shine as it continues to stake its pristine record this time against Phoenix in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, April 21. The Elasto Painters remain the hottest team in the league with a...
Who says energy regulators can 't crack down on unjustified fuel price hikes under the deregulated regime? House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan insisted on Sunday, April 19 that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) retain...
A rider died while waiting in line to receive P5,000 in fuel subsidy from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on April 18, the agency confirmed. The fuel assistance program drew a large number of applicants, with long queues forming...
Pinoys will never run out of ways to earn a living and amid the high cost of petroleum products, engaging in a trade war with gas stations promises hefty profit. And this is the part when the intervention of the Philippine National Police (PNP) comes into play as the modus involves fuel pilferage,...
To say that House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez is disappointed with the Department of Social Welfare and Development 's (DSWD) "ayuda" (aid) distribution is a huge understatement. Benitez took to his Facebook on Saturday, April 18 to give her firsthand...
Around P3.3 million worth of fuel subsidy will be directly downloaded to 28 groups of drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Mimaropa region as part of the intervention measures amid complaints of slow distribution of cash assistance. Vigor D. Mendoza II, chairman of the Land...
The House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council has covered a lot of ground in terms of coming up with a wide range of legislative responses to this era of elevated fuel prices. To their credit, members of the House of Representatives actively participated in the three hearings...
