House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday, March 7 that it's President Duterte’s "moral obligation" to give Filipino consumers relief from the unabated fuel price hikes. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) As such, the outspoken economist-solon...
The House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc committee on Monday, March 7, voiced its frustrations over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) apparent lack of an official stance in response to the fuel price surge. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The panel discussed during its five-hour meeting...
A House leader couldn't help but notice the Department of Energy's (DOE) "new stance" on the 1998 Oil Deregulation Act, which it called the "root" of the problem of soaring fuel prices during the Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee meeting Monday, March 7. (Screenshot from Zoom meeting) According to PBA...
The Department of Energy (DOE) asked for something unconstitutional during Monday's Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee meeting--the "delegated authority" to suspend excise tax on fuel--and got chewed up by House members as a result. Ad hoc panel co-chairperson, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda asked...
When it comes to the ongoing fuel crisis, the problem isn’t with the country's supply of fuel, but with its price, says Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Gerardo Erguiza. The Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee hearing with Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (left) and Rep. Sharon Garin (right) (LIVE...
House Deputy Speaker and 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero is reiterating his call for his colleagues to do away with excise taxes on fuel products even as a House ad hoc panel discusses possible relief mechanisms for consumers amid soaring crude prices. (Unsplash) “Among these measures, the...
Tricycle drivers must not get left behind again on the matter of fuel subsidy. This was the main takeaway from PASAHERO Party-list's appeal over the weekend even as government agencies continue to flesh out the guidelines on fuel subsidies for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. (File photo/...
After roughly two years, the House of Representatives is allowing for the first time the in-person coverage of a committee meeting on Monday morning, March 7. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed in a Viber message to reporters by the House media bureau on late Sunday night, March 6....
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas slammed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) slow rollout of the fuel subsidies meant for farmers, and called on the national government to address the rapidly increasing prices of oil. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) “Lahat ng...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government should “take a serious look” at its own resources as an alternative source of fuel as the price of oil continues to shoot up driven by the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. In a press briefing on...
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means has projected what can be described as titanic price hikes on fuel next week. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, in Viber message to reporters Friday night, March 4, said he sees diesel prices going up by a...
An "Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee" will convene in the House of Representatives next week to tackle possible solutions to the problem of runaway domestic fuel prices. (Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's Facebook) This was confirmed by House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Friday afternoon,...
