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...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, October 25, called on the government to impose a price ceiling on the prices of goods amid the increase of fuel prices for the ninth straight week. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Diokno,...
As global oil prices considerably settled at $85 per barrel, higher oil prices will reign again at Philippine petroleum pumps in this coming week. As calculated by the oil companies, the price of regular gasoline will be increased by P1.05 to P1.15 per liter; while the higher grade gasoline...
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"...
Senator Imee Marcos has appealed for the suspension of the imposition of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil products for a year while the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts to the economy. 18997 The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic...
Don't you wish you knew the pump fuel prices at a specific gasoline station before even going there? (Photo from DOE Facebook page) Motorists will have this convenience soon thanks to a partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and motorcycle taxi riding service Angkas. The partnership...
