The Department of Finance (DOF) slammed the proposed removal of fuel taxes, labeling it as an ill-advised and populist measure that would disproportionately burden the poor. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno cautioned against the politicians' popular yet detrimental plan to remove value-added...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government recently released a one-time fuel subsidy of P1,000 to tricycle drivers here to enable them to cope with oil price hikes. TRICYCLE drivers receive a one-time fuel subsidy amounting to P1,000 from the city government led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
Ricci Rivero was hardly worried about his surprising slide to the second round of the 48th Season PBA Rookie Draft, knowing full well he can make an impact with Phoenix especially under head coach Jamike Jarin. Ricci Rivero's surprising slide in the PBA draft allows him to reunite with...
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...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has floated possible ways the government can "compromise" in order to alleviate the impact of surging local fuel prices. This, as Romualdez announced the conduct of a...
Beneficiaries of the government’s fuel subsidy program for the transport sector will have to wait for a little more time before they would receive the cash assistance, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulator Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, Sept. 13. LTFRB Executive Director Robert Peig...
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be distributing the fuel subsidy to operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) after the agency received the fund from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Nine straight weeks of pump fuel price hikes mean it's time for House Speaker Martin Romualdez to have a friendly chat with local oil companies. “It is common knowledge that oil companies still sell supplies...
The release of P3 billion for the implementation of a fuel subsidy to the transport sector affected by rising fuel prices has been approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). According to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, the fuel subsidy aims to offer assistance to around 1.36...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government's one-time fuel assistance, aimed at helping public transport drivers and operators cope with skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices, is expected to be released this week. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Department...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) If House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan would have his way, he would double to P7 billion the direct fuel subsidies for public transport drivers, fisherfolk, and farmers under the proposed P5.768-trillion...
