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...
The government is not pleased with the latest round of price increase of petroleum products during the coronavirus pandemic but appeared helpless in preventing the spike. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque acknowledged that oil prices are driven by world...
Big-time fuel price hikes of as much as P1.30 per liter are expected next week following further rally in the world market prices. Based on the initial calculation of the oil companies, the biggest price hikes will be felt on diesel products at the range of P1.25 to P1.30 per liter; while kerosene...