Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday renewed his call for the government to suspend the excise tax on fuel to mitigate the ongoing global crisis on petroleum products brought about by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Ejercito said it’s imperative for the government to...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces If Filipinos were hesitant to adopt electrified vehicles in the past, the recent hemming and hawing of fuel prices at high levels are certainly an impetus now. Electrified vehicles were designed to wean us off of fossil fuels by extracting power from electricity rather...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday said he supports the call for Congress to review the country’s oil price mechanism, noting how prices of fuel are being defined especially in the oil industry. Bautista made the call amid threats of more price increases as a result of...
To further conserve fuel amid skyrocketing pump prices, President Duterte urged the public to just take mass transit services, particularly trains. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ako pa sa inyo (If I were you), you better learn or practice now to ride itong mga MRT, LRT (the Metro...
ILOILO CITY—Drivers and operators of public jeepneys in the city and province of Iloilo have started receiving a P6,500 fuel subsidy each from the government to cushion the impact of prohibitive fuel prices. Raymundo “Boyet” Parcon, president of the Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney...
A party-list seeking a House seat in the upcoming 19th Congress has turned to a local government unit (LGU) partner in its bid to soften the blow of skyrocketing fuel prices on public utility vehicles (PUVs), specifically tricycle drivers. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Angat Pinoy Party-list San...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Sunday urged the government to increase investment in biking infrastructure as a means to address the rising price of fuel in the country. In an interview with DZRH, Ejercito said the government’s infrastructure programs should integrate features...
The government can review the current structure of the excise tax laws but it should not do so at the expense of fixing the series of increases in the prices of petroleum, Senator Imee Marcos said on Sunday, March 20. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said the immediate...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo backed the proposal for a four-day work week in the country amid the rising fuel prices, but stressed the need to ensure that workers will not be shortchanged. Vice President Leni Robredo during the Comelec presidential debate on Saturday, March...
Photo from PBA Magnolia Pambansang Manok eased its way into a second straight semifinal meeting with Meralco after rolling past Phoenix Super LPG, 127-88, Friday, March 18 in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Hotshots put the fight out of the Fuel Masters...
Saying that the government should do "much better", former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has pitched a way for the state to muster enough funds so it can give each Filipino family P10,000 in direct cash aid or "ayuda". (Unsplash) Not only that, but Cayetano said there will also be P50 billion...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar explained that only beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are set to receive the monthly P200 subsidy approved by President Duterte amid the rising prices of oil and petroleum products. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin...
